Georgia / Chattahoochee River /
Lower Pool Park
Boat ramp · on Chattahoochee River · near Sugar Hill · Georgia
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 22, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 34.15794, -84.07727
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Chattahoochee River
- Lake level at Buford Dam and Lake Lanier · USACE
Lake level: Chattahoochee River
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Normal pool follows a seasonal curve, 1,070.0 ft to 1,071.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
- Lower Pool West (Boat ramp below Buford Dam in the Chattahoochee River. elevation estimated): usable with the lake at 909.0 ft or higher U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Sidney Lanier listed it as open as of May 20, 2026.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Buford Dam and Lake Lanier), about hourly; the agency's page. Ramp elevations and status from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Sidney Lanier (source). Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA, 0.1 mi from this launch on Chattahoochee River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Chattahoochee River
River in Georgia. All launches on Chattahoochee River.
Community
Where people who use Chattahoochee River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lanier Park · 1.1 mi · Lake Lanier
- Lanier Park Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Lake Lanier
- Sawnee Campground · 1.3 mi · Lake Lanier
- Gwinnett Park Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi · Lake Lanier
- Little Ridge Park · 2.5 mi · Lake Lanier
- Tidwell Park · 2.6 mi · Lake Lanier
Sources
- Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Water Access Points record {10C3552C-34B7-4757-957F-4BED23DEEA38} · Public data (Georgia DNR WRD), no terms stated; credit the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
- National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) record {dbf6d144-5f91-4d62-9c3a-a137192bea15} · US federal government data, public domain
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 849-156230-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap w396807288 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Water Access Points and National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.