Tennessee lake levels today: Tennessee lakes

4 of 8 Tennessee lakes are below full pool today. Old Hickory Lake is the lowest for the date, Cordell Hull Lake the highest.

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Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Old Hickory Lake.

Tennessee at a glance

Pictured: J. Percy Priest Lake, which is 2.0 ft above full today.

8 Tennessee lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
4 Below full poolOut of 8 with a published full pool; 4 are at or above it.
1 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 8 with five or more years of history; 2 are higher than usual.
6 Lower than a year agoOut of 8 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every Tennessee lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Old Hickory Lake is the emptiest Tennessee lake today (0.7 ft below full) and Cordell Hull Lake the fullest (at full pool).

Compared with a year ago, Old Hickory Lake has dropped the most (0.6 ft lower) and Cordell Hull Lake has gained the most (1.1 ft higher).

1 of 8 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

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Tennessee lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Old Hickory Lake	444.29	−0.7 ft	3rd pct	−0.44	−0.62
Kentucky Lake	354.56	Full	25th pct	−0.18	−0.26
Cheatham Lake	385.38	Full	30th pct	−0.10	−0.31
Dale Hollow Lake	638.25	−12.8 ft	33rd pct	−0.88	−0.58
Lake Barkley	354.75	−4.3 ft	43rd pct	−0.12	−0.05
Center Hill Lake	630.38	−17.6 ft	60th pct	+0.50	−0.23
J. Percy Priest Lake	489.29	+2.0 ft	90th pct	+1.24	+0.21
Cordell Hull Lake	502.59	Full	97th pct	+0.61	+1.05

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Tennessee lake questions

Which Tennessee lake is the fullest right now?

Cordell Hull Lake: at full pool.

Which Tennessee lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Old Hickory Lake (0.7 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Old Hickory Lake (much lower than usual).

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.