Water drawn from Lake Lanier, Buford, Ga., by municipalities conflicts with the need to generate hyroelectricity, an organization representing federal hydroelectric customers, says in a federal ...

Congress authorized the Buford Dam and Reservoir project at Lake Lanier in 1946 to provide hydroelectric generation, flood control, and downstream water flow benefits.

There’s something comforting about the warning sirens at the Buford Dam.Much like a train whistle, the distant, low-pitched whir becomes a familiar sound to those living nearby.

BUFORD, Ga. — Yvette Bruno recalls her uncle, Ira Braitsch, as an avid sportsman whose love of the outdoors kept him on the trail of fish or wild game at least four times a week.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The proposal to rename Lake Sidney Lanier and Buford Dam has now been halted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The recommendation to change the name of the popular lake ...