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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

444.60ft
stable · ±0.02 ft/hr

Updated

Inflow
15,915cfs
Outflow
21,300cfs
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

163 readings
Minimum
444.60ft
Maximum
445.50ft
Average
445.03ft
Range
0.90ft

Operational modes

Stable 74hrs · 46%
Drawdown 52hrs · 32%
Filling 36hrs · 22%

Old Hickory Dam Generation Schedule

Next 6 days
Wed, 7/22
444.5ft
1817 MWh · 21.4 kcfs
Thu, 7/23
444.8ft
825 MWh · 9.2 kcfs
Fri, 7/24
445.0ft
600 MWh · 6.2 kcfs
Sat, 7/25
445.0ft
600 MWh · 6.2 kcfs
Sun, 7/26
444.9ft
800 MWh · 8.7 kcfs
Mon, 7/27
445.0ft
800 MWh · 8.7 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.