Mobile, Alabama – Due to the high water level at Lake Lanier, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Sidney Lanier has implemented the High Water Action Plan.
The normal summer pool elevation at Lake Lanier is 1071, as of 9:15 a.m. Friday, the elevation was 1074.31 and rising. The rise has been slowed by the 24-hour releases that began earlier this week. Heavy rainfall in the basin upstream continues to flow into Lake Lanier. It is expected that Lake Lanier will remain above 1074 throughout the weekend.
As part of the High Water Action Plan the following Parks and Facilities will be closed:
Boat Ramps:
Old Federal Campground
Van Pugh South
Little River
Thompson Bridge
Bolding Mill
Toto Creek
Little Hall
Keith Bridge
Two Mile
The following beaches will be closed for swimming and all campground swim areas are closed as well.
Beaches:
Van Pugh North
Old Federal Day Use
Duckett Mill
Little Hall
Bolding Mill
Keiths Bridge
Burton Mill
West Bank
Buford Dam Park
Parks:
Sardis Creek
Little Ridge
Long Hollow
Simpson
Robinson
Some picnic sites and one walkway at West Bank Park are closed and some campsites at Sawnee Campground are closed as well. Additional parks and facilities may close if we surpass 1075.
These areas will remain closed until the water gets down below 1074.
For more information on these closures contact the USACE Mobile District Public Affairs Office at (251) 690-3241.
Release no. 18-038