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Lake Lanier Is At Full Pool

Posted: 7:07 am EDT October 14, 2009Updated: 11:39 am EDT October 14, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- What a difference two years makes -- north Georgia's Lake Lanier is full.

Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said the massive reservoir on Wednesday morning was .03 feet above full summer pool. It was already 5.63 feet above the seasonal average.

Full pool for Lake Lanier is 1071 feet and Wednesday morning it was at 1071.03 feet.

SLIDESHOWS: Lake Lanier Now | Lake Lanier Then

The lake, which is Atlanta's main water supply, was once 18 feet under full pool and the declining levels prompted worry about the city's drinking water supply.

David Chandley

But replenishing rains helped end the epic drought that gripped much of the Southeast months ago. And recent downpours have sent the lake's level soaring by more than five feet over the last month.

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