Lake Lanier rose two feet while Southwest Georgia is in a state of emergency:
Lake Lanier’s level at 6 p.m. Wednesday was 1,055.52 feet above sea level, up from 1,053.24 feet at midnight Sunday. That’s about 22 billion gallons of additional water - enough to supply the region for the next 50 days.
The lake is still more than 15 feet below full, although the deficit may be trimmed a bit more as runoff from the recent rains makes its way down tributaries.
Gov. Sonny Perdue issued an emergency declaration order Wednesday covering Baker, Charlton, Grady, Miller, Thomas, Decatur and Seminole counties in the southwest corner of the state.
“While we are very fortunate to not have witnessed the full extent of Tropical Storm Fay, there has been considerable damage to roads, homes and farmlands,” Perdue said. “Our goal is to assist these counties with state equipment and personnel in order to handle extensive repairs.”
Rainfall totals in the affected area included 27.5 inches in Thomasville and 13.5 inches in Newton, the National Weather Service said.
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drjay 08.28.08 at 11:11 am
the early predictions seem to show hannah heading right for us as well…
envirodawg 08.28.08 at 11:58 am
Alright, 50 days of water. Now we don’t have to worry any about any of that water conservation stuff. Keep growing Atlanta.
The Comma Guy 08.28.08 at 12:16 pm
All that extra water in Southwest Georgia ought to keep those mussels happy too. Maybe the Corps can keep the dams closed a few extra days, helping increase the lake levels as well.
heroV 08.28.08 at 12:16 pm
yeah, growth sucks. Why can’t we be more like Detroit and shrink?
drjay 08.28.08 at 12:19 pm
“Keep growing Atlanta.”
is it just me or does that sound like the name of some sort of pro hemp group??
Game Fan 08.28.08 at 2:48 pm
Maybe we should let the comma guy control the dams from his house. He seems pretty reasonable.
umustbekidding 08.28.08 at 5:43 pm
Florida would not take less water while we have been in a drought so let’s keep sending them water while they’re in a flood. That should kill all the mussels and end their argument.
Game Fan 08.28.08 at 7:18 pm
OK if I’m not mistaken in GA it’s freshwater mussels and in Florida it’s oysters in Apalachicola Bay. And the mussels have no commercial value unless you’re Vietnamese.
umustbekidding 08.28.08 at 7:43 pm
I wouldn’t eat either.
Icarus 08.28.08 at 7:44 pm
mussels or Vietnamese?
umustbekidding 08.28.08 at 7:54 pm
mussels, Vietnamese or oysters! They all leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Game Fan 08.28.08 at 9:17 pm
I had oysters on a first date with a Cambodian. Have at it.
Romegaguy 08.30.08 at 8:30 pm
Vietnamese people leave a bad taste in your mouth?
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