1. Lake Sidney Lanier Water Supply for Atlanta, Georgia Field Photos 11/19/07 by J. Ebert

2. Southeast Drought The Southeast U.S. is in the midst of one of the worst droughts on record Approximately 3 million people live in Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan These people will run out of water in 79 days!

4. Buford Dam – 192 Feet High

5. Buford Dam Outlet (Bedrock = Gneiss)

6. Lake Lanier Watershed Comprises northern portion of the Chattahoochee River Watershed Lake Lanier has a very low ratio of watershed to surface area

7. Lake Lanier: A Multipurpose Lake Constructed by US Army Corps of Engineers Provides –Flood protection –Power production –Water supply –Navigation –Recreation –Fish and wildlife management

8. Monitoring Water Level in Lake Lanier 11/19/07 Lake Lanier hits record low level of 1052.64 feet (just a few hours after this photo)– lowest level since construction Level is about 11 ft. below average and 15 ft. below capacity Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution & USACE

9. Average and Forecast Lake Levels Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

10. Monitoring Water Level in Lake Lanier Lake Lanier now holds only 42% of its capacity Surface area is reduced by 22% This level represents a 79 day supply for the Atlanta metropolitan area Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

11. Expanded Island in Lake Lanier

12. Low Water Level (Dr. Ebert’s Grandson for Scale)

13. Falling Water Marks & Low Lake Level

14. Boat Launch – Currently Useless!

15. High and Dry!(This Says It All)