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(WSB Radio/AP) -- Extreme drought conditions have spread into most of northeast Georgia and rivers and streams in most of the area are at record lows for this time of year.

State climatologist David Stooksbury also warns that dry conditions are rapidly intensifying across the coastal plane particularly in central and southwest Georgia.

The Chattahoochee River near Cornelia is at 28 percent of normal flow while the Middle Oconee River near Athens is at 26 percent of normal flow. And that means lower inflows to north Georgia reservoirs.

The Army Corps of Engineers said Lake Lanier Atlanta's main water source is only receiving 26 percent of its normal inflows this month. The lake is about 14 feet below full, lower than it has ever been at this time of year

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    Can someone explain why we are draining Lake Lanier if it is remaining at record low levels?
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