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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

445.08ft
stable · ±0.01 ft/hr

Updated

Inflow
22,855cfs
Outflow
20,100cfs
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
444.52ft
Maximum
445.39ft
Average
445.05ft
Range
0.87ft

Operational modes

Stable 57hrs · 35%
Drawdown 51hrs · 31%
Filling 54hrs · 33%

Old Hickory Dam Generation Schedule

Next 6 days
Tue, 8/25
445.0ft
1000 MWh · 11.9 kcfs
Wed, 8/26
445.0ft
1000 MWh · 11.9 kcfs
Thu, 8/27
445.0ft
1000 MWh · 11.9 kcfs
Fri, 8/28
445.1ft
500 MWh · 6.2 kcfs
Sat, 8/29
445.0ft
500 MWh · 6.2 kcfs
Sun, 8/30
445.2ft
500 MWh · 6.4 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.