What is the deepest part of Lake Lanier?
The lake’s deepest part is located just north of Buford Dam at 160 feet in depth when the lake is at its full level. This part of Lake Sidney Lanier was the original river channel.What is the record high lake level?Lake Lanier’s water full level is 1071msl, the highest level occurred in April of 1964, when the lake reached an elevation of 1077.2 msl. This amount is the equivalent of approximately 6 feet above its full level.