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Old Hickory Lake Level

Live pool elevation, inflow, outflow, and hydropower generation for Old Hickory Lake — the Cumberland River reservoir near Nashville, Tennessee. Readings come from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, and are refreshed here every hour.

Old Hickory Lake · Current Pool Elevation

444.68ft
falling · −0.06 ft/hr

Updated

Inflow
5,544cfs
Outflow
21,700cfs
Generation
75MW

Water level · last 7 days

Pool elevation · ft
Measured Corps schedule

Flow · inflow vs outflow

Cubic feet per second
Inflow Outflow

7-day statistics

158 readings
Minimum
444.68ft
Maximum
445.39ft
Average
445.08ft
Range
0.71ft

Operational modes

Stable 33hrs · 21%
Drawdown 64hrs · 41%
Filling 60hrs · 38%

Old Hickory Dam Generation Schedule

Next 5 days
Mon, 8/24
444.9ft
825 MWh · 10.0 kcfs
Tue, 8/25
444.9ft
1000 MWh · 11.9 kcfs
Wed, 8/26
445.0ft
1000 MWh · 11.9 kcfs
Thu, 8/27
444.9ft
1000 MWh · 11.9 kcfs
Fri, 8/28
445.1ft
600 MWh · 7.2 kcfs

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FAQ

What is the current Old Hickory Lake pool elevation / stage?

Old Hickory Lake's pool elevation is published by USACE Nashville District and refreshed here hourly, shown live at the top of this page.

Where is Old Hickory Lake?

Old Hickory Lake is a Cumberland River reservoir in Middle Tennessee, just northeast of Nashville.

Who manages Old Hickory Lake?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District operates Old Hickory Dam and publishes readings of pool elevation, inflow, outflow, and generation.

What is full pool on Old Hickory Lake?

Summer pool elevation is 445 ft mean sea level; winter pool elevation is 444 ft mean sea level, per the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency .

How often is the data on this site updated?

Hourly — we poll USACE Nashville District every hour, and the page rebuilds and redeploys after every successful fetch.