The Lake Lanier Association has proposed adding an extra 2 feet of water to Lake Lanier.

Their reasoning is that the extra water will help solve the ongoing water disputes and encourage future growth.

Currently the lake's full pool is 1,071 feet. Adding two extra feet would mean an extra 25 billion gallons of water in Lake Lanier and would mean that an extra reservoir on the Chattahoochee River would not be needed.

In 1964 the lake rose an extra six feet, and theoretically it can rise as high as 1,085 feet without causing downstream flooding.

The Corps of Engineers considers the plan to be feasible. It would allow Georgia to send more water to Alabama and Florida. The last rise in full pool was a decade ago when the level rose from 1,070 to 1,071 feet.

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