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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

444.95ft
stable · ±0.01 ft/hr

Updated

Inflow
15,693cfs
Outflow
13,000cfs
Generation
50MW

Water level · last 7 days

Pool elevation · ft
Measured Corps schedule

Flow · inflow vs outflow

Cubic feet per second
Inflow Outflow

7-day statistics

160 readings
Minimum
444.87ft
Maximum
445.52ft
Average
445.25ft
Range
0.65ft

Operational modes

Stable 82hrs · 52%
Drawdown 38hrs · 24%
Filling 39hrs · 25%

Old Hickory Dam Generation Schedule

Next 6 days
Thu, 7/16
445.0ft
1200 MWh · 13.0 kcfs
Fri, 7/17
445.1ft
800 MWh · 8.4 kcfs
Sat, 7/18
445.1ft
925 MWh · 9.7 kcfs
Sun, 7/19
444.8ft
1200 MWh · 13.0 kcfs
Mon, 7/20
444.8ft
1200 MWh · 13.0 kcfs
Tue, 7/21
444.9ft
1000 MWh · 10.5 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.