Lake Allatoona Dam 1, Flood of 2009

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Uploaded by on Sep 23, 2009

On September 23rd of 2009, the elevation of Lake Allatoona in north Georgia had reached over 853 feet. In a rare sight, all flood gates were opened to prevent any further increase in lake levels. The discharge rate in this video is approximately 8700 CFS.

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  • How often is "rare" :-)

  • @tg3793 Years. Five maybe? There was small trees growing at the base of the spillway.

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  • its not a flood

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