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Lake Sidney Lanier water level

Current elevation
1064.11 ft
Reading as of
Sep 30, 2026

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-02334400, accessed October 1, 2026. Updated every 6 hours.

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Lake Sidney Lanier's elevation is 1064.23 ft as of September 29, 2026. Lake Sidney Lanier is near Buford, Georgia.

Lake Sidney Lanier level history

Highest since 1989
1,076.72 ft
February 20, 2020
Lowest since 1989
1,050.88 ft
December 27, 2007
Data covers
1989 to today
from January 1, 1989

Highs and lows are daily readings in the published data, not official records. Source: USGS daily data.

Elevation, ft, since 1989

Lake Sidney Lanier elevation, feet, since 1989: 1056.88 ft on January 1, 1989, 1064.3 ft on September 28, 2026.

Lake Sidney Lanier is falling: 1064.3 ft, down 0.26 ft since September 27, 2026.

On this same date last year (September 28, 2025), Lake Sidney Lanier was 1068 ft, 3.7 ft higher than today's 1064.3 ft.

Weekly averages of the source's daily readings; older years may be monthly or sparser where that is all the source published. Download the charted data (JSON).

Latest
1064.3 ft
September 28, 2026
Previous reading
1064.56 ft
September 27, 2026
Same date last year
1068 ft
September 28, 2025

Lake Sidney Lanier map

Lake Sidney Lanier is at 34.1627, -84.0755. Open in OpenStreetMap.

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The dam

Height
28 ft
Name
Timberline Lake Dam
Operator
Private

Sources: nid.sec.usace.army.mil, accessed September 29, 2026

On the water

No campgrounds, boat ramps, or swim spots linked to Lake Sidney Lanier yet.

Common questions

Lake Sidney Lanier's elevation is 1064.23 ft as of September 29, 2026.
In USGS daily data since January 1, 1989, Lake Sidney Lanier's highest elevation was 1,076.72 ft on February 20, 2020. Its lowest since January 1, 1989 was 1,050.88 ft on December 27, 2007. These are the highest and lowest daily readings in the published data, not official records.
Lake Sidney Lanier is near Buford, Georgia (34.1627, -84.0755).
Private operates the dam at Lake Sidney Lanier.