Pastor Marion Croom, of East Point, Ga., partakes in a prayer service for rain on the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and his wife Mary pray during a prayer service for rain on the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007. "We've come together here simply for one reason and one reason only: To very reverently and respectfully pray up a storm," Perdue said. The state's appeal to God for rain showers came as Georgia is mired in an epic drought, threatening the region's water supply.
A buoy and several docks are left high and dry in Lake Allatoona in Acworth, Ga., Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. Much of the south is suffering from a level four drought.
A sailboat sails past the exposed lake bottom on Lake Lanier in Flowery Branch, Ga., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. As Georgia descends deeper into drought, Gov. Sonny Perdue has ordered water restrictions, launched a legal battle and even asked President Bush for emergency aid.
Boats are docked at Aqualand Marina and exposed lake bed is shown on Lake Lanier in Flowery Branch, Ga., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007.
A small stream trickles through the dry lake bed of Lake Allatoona in Acworth, Ga., Friday, Nov. 2, 2007.
Fans at the football game between Georgia and Auburn encourage others to conserve water, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 in Athens, Ga.
A dock hangs in mid-air in the Riverpointe neighborhood of Lake Wylie due to low water levels caused by severe drought Oct. 20, 2007, outside of Charlotte, N.C. Many docks and boats in the area now sit on dry land, or above the low water. Lake Wylie and Lake Norman, both fed by the Catawba River, are seeing their shorelines increase as water levels drop.
A cove that would normally be filled with lake water in the Riverpointe neighborhood of Lake Wylie shows the effects of severe drought Oct. 20, 2007 outside of Charlotte, N.C. Low water levels caused by severe drought have beached many docks and boats in the area. Lake Wylie and Lake Norman, both fed by the Catawba River, are seeing their shorelines increase as water levels drop.
Docks and piers at T-Bones, a shoreline restaurant on Lake Wylie, sink into the mud, showing the effects of increasingly low water levels Oct. 20, 2007 in Lake Wylie, N.C. Due to low water levels caused by severe drought, many boat ramps in the area have been closed.
The Lighthouse at Children's Harbor is high and dry Oct. 17, 2007, on Lake Martin in Kowaliga, Ala. A severe drought has affected recreation, boating and farming across the Southeast.