25 pilot lakes · Kentucky & Tennessee

Lake levels, all in one place

Current elevation vs. summer full pool and this date last year. Provisional agency data — not for navigation.

LakeStateOperatorNow (ft)Full poolvs. fullvs. last yearAs of
Kentucky LakeKY / TNTVA354.66359.0−4.3−0.1Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Norris LakeTNTVA1,004.641,020.0−15.4−3.4Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Cherokee LakeTNTVA1,052.551,070.8−18.3+0.3Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Douglas LakeTNTVA966.89993.9−27.0+0.5Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Fort Loudoun LakeTNTVA812.54812.8−0.2−0.1Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Tellico LakeTNTVA812.53813.0−0.5−0.1Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Watts Bar LakeTNTVA740.79740.8±0.0+0.1Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Chickamauga LakeTNTVA679.37682.3−2.9+0.1Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Boone LakeTNTVA1,374.481,385.0−10.5+0.1Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
South Holston LakeTN / VATVA1,714.651,729.0−14.4+0.4Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT
Watauga LakeTNTVA1,949.081,959.0−9.9−0.3Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Tims Ford LakeTNTVA886.70888.0−1.3−1.2Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT
Lake BarkleyKY / TNUSACE Nashville354.66359.0−4.3−0.2Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT
Lake CumberlandKYUSACE Nashville693.47723.0−29.5−2.3Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT
Dale Hollow LakeKY / TNUSACE Nashville639.06651.0−11.9−0.2Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT
Center Hill LakeTNUSACE Nashville631.24648.0−16.8−0.5Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT
Old Hickory LakeTNUSACE Nashville444.60445.0−0.4−0.5Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Percy Priest LakeTNUSACE Nashville489.17490.0−0.8±0.0Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT
Laurel River LakeKYUSACE Nashville999.971,018.5−18.5−7.6Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Barren River LakeKYUSACE Louisville550.42552.0−1.6+1.5Oct 22, 4:30 PM CDT
Green River LakeKYUSACE Louisville674.00675.0−1.0±0.0Oct 22, 5:10 PM CDT
Cave Run LakeKYUSACE Louisville729.98730.0±0.0+1.2Oct 22, 5:05 PM CDT
Nolin River LakeKYUSACE Louisville514.48515.0−0.5−1.1Oct 22, 5:10 PM CDT
Rough River LakeKYUSACE Louisville487.48490.0−2.5−0.3Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT
Taylorsville LakeKYUSACE Louisville546.12547.0−0.9−1.1Oct 22, 5:15 PM CDT

Updated Oct 22, 5:23 PM CDT. Full pool is the TVA summer guide-curve top, or the USACE summer pool. See each lake page for sources.