Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a manmade lake in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses 38,000 acres or 153.8km² of water, and 692 miles or 1114km of shoreline at normal level, a "full summer pool" of 1071.0 feet or 326.4 meters AMSL. It was named for poet Sidney Lanier, and was built and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is patrolled by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the mountains of northeast Georgia, southwestward by Atlanta and through its suburbs, then turns southward to form the southern half of the Georgia/Alabama state line. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Impact of a drop of water. ... The Chestatee River (variant spellings Chestatie, Chestetee, Chostatee, Chosteta, none in modern use) is a river in the Appalachian Mountains of northern Georgia. ... An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A mile is the name of a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... km redirects here. ... Shore A shore or shoreline is the land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Sidney Lanier. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... In military tactics, to patrol, or conduct a patrol, is to conduct reconnaissance of a designated area or route. ... The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is the Georgia administrative agency charged with the responsibility of regulating hunting, fishing, boating, and nongame plants and animals. ...

Geography

The lake is in Hall, Forsyth, Dawson, and Gwinnett counties, by about 60%, 30%, 5%, and 5% respectively, filling the valley into numerous small arms and fingers. The former thalweg of the Chestatee and the Chattahoochee south of it form the county line between Hall and a tiny corner of Gwinnett to the east, and Dawson and Forsyth to the west. Hall County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Image:County Georgia. ... Gwinnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley Mt. ... Thalweg (a German word compounded from Tal, valley, and Weg, way) is a term adopted into English usage for geography. ... The word Boundary has a variety of meanings. ...

One of the main purposes of the lake is flood control downstream of the lake, mainly protecting metro Atlanta. There have only been two major flooding events on that section since then, the most recent in 2004 after the remnants of two major hurricanes (Frances and Ivan) dropped huge amounts of rainfall across the area. A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... According to the 2000 census, the 28-county Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area has a population of 4,247,981 making it the eleventh largest metropolitan area in the United States. ... Look up flood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Lowest pressure 910 mbar (hPa) Damages $17. ... In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ...

Reservoir

One of the main purposes of the lake is as a major reservoir to store drinking water for about three million (nearly 70%) of the metro area's residents. Much of this is taken from the river downstream of the lake. Much of Gwinnett's water is taken directly from the lake, after filtering out much of the treated wastewater which also goes into it. ... Drinking water Drinking water is water that is intended to be drunk by humans. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... A water filter is a device which removes impurities from water by means of a fine physical barrier and/or chemical processes. ... Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. ...

Requested permits to take more water out of it and the river for the growing Atlanta area, and to dump more of its wastewater in have triggered lawsuits recently. Alabama, which borders the lower half of the Chattahoochee, and Florida, which takes all of that water into the Apalachicola River, have both sued Georgia over the matter starting in the early 1990s. Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Permit, named in honor of the permit, a food fish, often called round pompano, found in waters from North Carolina to Brazil. ... A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... View of the Apalachicola River near Fort Gadsden, Florida. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ...

Drought

In June 2006 the USACE revealed that the new lake gauge at the dam, replaced in December 2005, was not properly calibrated, yielding a lake level reading nearly two feet (over half a meter) higher than the actual level. Because of this, nearly twenty-two billion U.S gallons (over eighty-two billion liters) of excess water was released over and above the already planned excess releases to support both the successful spawning of gulf sturgeon in the Apalachicola River and to protect several species of mussels in Apalachicola Bay from excessive saltwater intrusion. June 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → June 1, 2006 (Thursday) Extraordinary renditions. ... A stream gage refers to a site along a stream where measurements of volumetric discharge (flow) are made. ... December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... Calibration is the determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each reading on a measuring instrument. ... View of the Apalachicola River near Fort Gadsden, Florida. ... Subclasses Heterodonta Palaeoheterodonta A mussel is a bivalve mollusk that can be found in lakes, rivers, creeks, intertidal areas, and throughout the ocean. ... Apalachicola Bay, Florida. ... For information on water from a sea or ocean, see sea water. ... Saltwater intrusion is a natural process that occurs in virtually all coastal aquifers. ...

Sonny Perdue, the governor of Georgia and in an election year, said the Corps had created a "manmade drought", because most of the state is already experiencing dry conditions. This came at a time when outdoor water-use restrictions were already being put in place by local governments, because of enormous water use on the many lawns which have replaced the forests in newer suburban areas. Mainly because of this incident at the lake, the state then declared a drought and enacted a ban on outdoor water use from 10AM to 4PM, in addition to the permanent weekly odd/even address system. Other local counties have imposed further restrictions or even total bans, based on each water system's conditions. George Ervin Sonny Perdue III (born December 20, 1946) is the current governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. ... This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ... A drought usually refers to an extended period of below-normal rainfall. ... An outdoor water-use restriction is a ban or other lesser restrictions put into effect that restricts the outdoor use of water supplies. ... Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article is about forests as a massing of trees. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

Recreation

As a secondary purpose, the lake is extremely popular with boaters, houseboats, jetskiers and others, particularly around the summer holidays. Over 7.5 million people per year visit the lake, including its marinas and the Lake Lanier Islands waterpark. It was used for the rowing and canoeing events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A houseboat in Amsterdam House Boat on Kerala water-ways House Boat in Kumarakom lake House Boat on Kerala water-ways A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. ... Jet ski is the brand name of Kawasaki Heavy Industries personal water craft. ... For other senses of this word, see Summer (disambiguation). ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ... A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. ... Lake Lanier Islands are a small group of islands located on Lake Lanier, a medium sized lake located north of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The islands were previously large hills that became the largest land chain remaining after the flooding of the Appalachian river valley located near Gainesville by a man... A water park is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing environments. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... Participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...

Two resort hotels sit on the lake: Emerald Pointe and Pine Isle. Both were recently sold by CNL Hotels & Resorts, a hotel investment firm in Florida, to Georgia businessman Virgil Williams. Both assets sit on a ground lease from the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority which in turn leases the land from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... Invest redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ...

Many marinas are scattered all around the lake, with AquaLand Marina being one of the largest freshwater marinas in the world, located just north of Starboard Cove Marina near the town of Flowery Branch. A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Flowery Branch is a town in Hall County, Georgia, United States. ...

The band Lynyrd Skynyrd stayed at one of the hotels during the recording of one of their live albums, which was being recorded at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

External links

• Lake Sidney Lanier at GNIS
• Lake Lanier at USACE
• Lake Lanier protection
• Lake Lanier - About North Georgia
• Starboard Cove Marina