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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

444.87ft
falling · −0.06 ft/hr

Updated

Inflow
-10,956cfs
Outflow
5,200cfs
Generation
20MW

Water level · last 7 days

Pool elevation · ft
Measured Corps schedule

Flow · inflow vs outflow

Cubic feet per second
Inflow Outflow

7-day statistics

107 readings
Minimum
444.66ft
Maximum
445.47ft
Average
445.01ft
Range
0.81ft

Operational modes

Stable 26hrs · 25%
Drawdown 49hrs · 46%
Filling 31hrs · 29%

Old Hickory Dam Generation Schedule

Next 6 days
Tue, 6/16
445.0ft
560 MWh · 6.0 kcfs
Wed, 6/17
444.9ft
560 MWh · 6.0 kcfs
Thu, 6/18
444.9ft
560 MWh · 6.0 kcfs
Fri, 6/19
445.0ft
500 MWh · 5.3 kcfs
Sat, 6/20
444.9ft
500 MWh · 5.3 kcfs
Sun, 6/21
444.9ft
500 MWh · 5.3 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.