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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

443.51ft
falling · −0.13 ft/hr

Updated

Inflow
-11,848cfs
Outflow
21,600cfs
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

150 readings
Minimum
443.51ft
Maximum
445.06ft
Average
444.58ft
Range
1.55ft

Operational modes

Stable 35hrs · 23%
Drawdown 65hrs · 44%
Filling 49hrs · 33%

Old Hickory Dam Generation Schedule

Next 5 days
Thu, 11/5
443.2ft
1400 MWh · 15.9 kcfs
Fri, 11/6
442.9ft
750 MWh · 8.3 kcfs
Sat, 11/7
442.9ft
450 MWh · 5.0 kcfs
Sun, 11/8
443.0ft
475 MWh · 5.3 kcfs
Mon, 11/9
443.0ft
450 MWh · 5.0 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.