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  • Thu., November 15, 2012 7:00am

    Downstream Drought Drops Lanier Levels

    Federal officials say they're lowering Lake Lanier's water level and increasing the flow of water downstream to ease drought conditions in parts of Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Officials expect Lanier to drop six inches each week at the current release rate.

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  • Fri., October 26, 2012 7:31am

    Army Corps Releases More Water Due To Drought

    The Army Corps of Engineers says it will release more water from Lake Lanier and West Point Lake because of drought conditions in Georgia, eastern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Weather forecasts aren't predicting rain in the region over the next two weeks, and more water is needed at Lake Seminole and Walter F. George.

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  • Wed., August 15, 2012 11:07am

    Despite Rain, Lake Levels Fall

    Despite recent rainstorms, drought continues to grip Georgia, and water levels are dropping in the state’s large, federally run reservoirs. And the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects they will keep dropping unless more sustained rains fall.

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  • Mon., May 14, 2012 2:46am

    Sewer Delays Drift Downstream

    Some communities downstream of Atlanta are concerned about a recent decision to give the city 13 more years to finish court-ordered sewer upgrades. Atlanta has spent $1.5 billion dollars since 1999 on projects to prevent sewage overflows into rivers and streams. Originally, the work had to be done in 2014.

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  • Fri., April 20, 2012 10:30am

    Drought Persists, Lakes Drop

    Forecasters predict little rain in the next few months to alleviate dry conditions, and Georgia’s lakes are showing the strain of the ongoing drought. On Friday, Lake Lanier in north Georgia and West Point Lake in west Georgia were five feet below where they should be. Thurmond Lake in east Georgia was eight feet low.

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  • Wed., September 30, 2009 1:13pm

    West Point Lake Full of Storm Debris

    On the Chattahoochee River downstream from Atlanta...

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  • Fri., September 25, 2009 9:28am

    More Rain Puts Georgia At Risk For More Flooding

    More rain expected this evening and this weekend has all of north Georgia i

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