Lake Lanier still lower than normal

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Lake Lanier still lower than normal

Aerial photos of Lake Lanier show the effects of the drought.

Despite heavy spring rainstorms, Lake Lanier has recovered only a bit from the record low it reached Dec. 26.

Lanier is still about 13 feet below its average depth for this time of year.

Boats are slowly making their way back onto the lake.

Boaters are starting to push docks out and making sure they're prepared for summer.

Miles of lake bed show along Lanier's shoreline.

Under long-standing pressure from Georgia officials, the federal government lowered its required releases from Lanier in November and again in March.

This month, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a drought contingency plan to keep more water in the lake.

Lanier is the main source of drinking water for more than 3 million metro Atlantans.

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Despite heavy spring rainstorms, Lake Lanier has recovered only a bit from the record low it reached Dec. 26.

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