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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

442.77ft
rising · +0.05 ft/hr

Updated

Inflow
18,689cfs
Outflow
6,400cfs
Generation
25MW

Water level · last 7 days

Pool elevation · ft
Measured Corps schedule

Flow · inflow vs outflow

Cubic feet per second
Inflow Outflow

7-day statistics

104 readings
Minimum
442.51ft
Maximum
444.63ft
Average
443.56ft
Range
2.12ft

Operational modes

Stable 20hrs · 19%
Drawdown 49hrs · 48%
Filling 34hrs · 33%

Old Hickory Dam Generation Schedule

Next 6 days
Mon, 11/9
442.8ft
450 MWh · 4.8 kcfs
Tue, 11/10
442.9ft
525 MWh · 5.6 kcfs
Wed, 11/11
443.0ft
525 MWh · 5.6 kcfs
Thu, 11/12
443.0ft
525 MWh · 5.6 kcfs
Fri, 11/13
443.0ft
525 MWh · 5.6 kcfs
Sat, 11/14
442.9ft
525 MWh · 5.6 kcfs

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.