And if the previous posting about Alberta Banks Park (with full coverage from an Atlanta news crew) isn’t enough, then we can look at the fate of the 1996 Olympic Rowing venue which has fallen into disrepair.

Below is a graph that illustrates the drought-breakin'-water-burstin' spring of 2009.

As you can see, March & April provided more rain than the typical monthly average. So far this May, we’re halfway to the monthly average point- and equal to the total rainfall for the entire month in 2006-2008.

As always, current lake level can be found by clicking on the top right button on the home page.

Data for the graph was found here and here. (These are Atlanta numbers- I couldn';t find reliable numbers for Lake Lanier)