Lake Lanier dam repairs

never monday

never monday

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Oct 5, 2006
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Lake Lanier, GA
This sign has been hanging on the dam for a few weeks. Kind of explains why Allatoona has come up 4ft and Lanier hasn't.
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I'm not a DAM expert so what is the sluice gate?????
 
From wikipedia

A sluice gate is traditionally a wooden or metal plate which slides in grooves in the sides of the channel. Sluice gates are commonly used to control water levels and flow rates in rivers and canals. They are also used in wastewater treatment plants and to recover minerals in mining operations.

A sluice/slide gate is a single-faced valve consisting of an open frame and a slide. Examples of where this type of valve is used include controlling flow (water and wastewater) at openings in tank walls and at ends of pipes. The term "slide gate" has been adopted for use by series of standards (C561, American Water Works Association) C561 is the standard for Fabricated Stainless Steel Slide (Sluice) Gates. This standard was approved in January of 2004.
 
Thanks for the info. For some reason I was thinking the overflow gates.
 
So what is the current status of Lake Lanier? Is it going up with the winter rains or still too low to boat on come spring?
 
sbw1 said:
So what is the current status of Lake Lanier? Is it going up with the winter rains or still too low to boat on come spring?
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The level has stayed around the same level. 1051' above sea level since it went down. The lake on the west side of town Lake Allatoona has come up 4' with the rain we've had.
There is plenty of water to boat. Just none of the ramps are wet. If you sliped in the lake. this summer you'll enjoy twice the beach area, and half or less of the traffic.
 
never monday said:
The level has stayed around the same level. 1051' above sea level since it went down. The lake on the west side of town Lake Allatoona has come up 4' with the rain we've had.
There is plenty of water to boat. Just none of the ramps are wet. If you sliped in the lake. this summer you'll enjoy twice the beach area, and half or less of the traffic.
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Yeah, unless your slipped at Starboard. Anyway, I wonder what the real scoop is with this little project. Seems to me that if there were a problem with the Dam it would have made the news. I wonder if this is truly an upgrade or a repair?
 
Man I feel for you guys on Lake Lanier
Lake Travis has had this same problem four times since I have lived here (since '84)
All the boat ramps come out of the water. Entire marinas have to leave their coves as the cove itself disappears. It's crazy stuff. I remember launching a 540 Sundnacer off the shoreline/rocks on a 4th of july weekend just to somehow get it in the water for the owner.
Hopefully you will get some relief soon!
 
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