News Water Levels Lake Lanier Water Levels Get National Attention

Lake Lanier Water LevelLooks like the announcement that Lake Lanier may drop another 5 to 15 feet and that Lake Allatoon may soon be empty is having an impact. News outlets and congressmen are finally realizing that this could be a pretty serious situation.

Here's a quick roundup of reaction, let us know if we missed any:
     
  • MSNBC and newspapers from as far away as Texas have been picking up the story.
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  • Lake Lanier.org are calling the situation a crisis and wondering why the Corps is currently releasing "two to 10 times as much water as flows into Lanier."
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  • Nathan Deal wonders if water is being let out "simply for the benefit of any species protected by the Endangered Species Act or because of political threats of a state delegation."
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  • Forsyth County are closing more parks and boat ramps, including Young Deer Creek and most of Charleston park.

Lake Lanier Weather

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