ATLANTA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to Georgia's request to send less water into the Chattahoochee River as it winds through metro Atlanta.

The Corps agreed Wednesday to release less water from Lake Lanier, at least through the end of May.

The federal agency that operates Lake Lanier already had reduced the flows from the lake for six weeks in March and April, also at Georgia's request.

Reducing the releases is one reason Lanier has risen nearly 3 feet since mid-March, despite inflows into the lake from feeder streams and rivers that have been well below normal. Still, the lake remains about 13 feet below full pool, a record for this time of year.