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Chickamauga Lake

A Chattanooga favorite with a big-bass reputation.

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Tripp the Otter
Water level · past year

Daily elevation (ft)

Live · provisional
675678680682684NovJanMarMayJulSepFULL POOL 682.3
Daily elevationSummer full poolOperating guide curve
Provisional data — not for navigation. Readings come from public agency feeds and may be revised or delayed. Always check official sources and posted notices before boating.

Chickamauga Lake, TN

TVA · Chickamauga Dam
Live · provisional
679.37 ft▼ 0.4 ft / 7 days
2.9 ft below summer full pool (682.3 ft)
682.3Full pool (ft)
679.3Guide curve today
679.3This date last year
+0.1vs. last year (ft)

As of Oct 22, 5:00 PM CDT · TVA observed hourly · Provisional, not for navigation.

Sources

Full pool basis: Max of TVA summer operating guide curve
Fetched Oct 22, 5:23 PM CDT
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More for Chickamauga Lake

Rent a boat

3 rental businesses on or near Chickamauga Lake. Badges show what each one's own site says they rent.

Watersports of Chattanooga
Hixson, TN
Pontoon
📞 423-394-2316
Source: official site · Contact: official site
Harrison Bay State Park
Harrison, TN
Paddle
📞 423-344-6214
Source: official site · Contact: TN State Parks page
Harbor Lights Marina
Soddy-Daisy, TN
Boat rentals
📞 423-842-5391✉️ info@harborlightsmarinatn.com
Source: official site · Contact: official site

Call ahead. Rental availability is seasonal and fleets change, so confirm boats, hours and requirements with the business before you go.

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Check official regulations before you fish. The summary below is a convenience copy and can go out of date. Limits, size rules and closures change, so the TWRA rules are the ones that count.

Fishing

Species the state wildlife agency highlights or regulates on Chickamauga Lake:

Largemouth bassCrappie

Boat ramps, marinas & fuel

River Glade RdTyner Bayshore DrIsland View Boat RampramprampramprampSkull Island Boat LaunchEagle Bluff Vincent RdrampUpper Greenway FarmLower Greenway FarmSterchi Farm Kayak Launch (South Chickamauga Creek)marinaBooker T State Park RampB an B MarinarampramprampBlythe Ferry Boat RampBlythe Ferry Boat RampramprampramprampBear Branch Boat LaunchGrasshopper Recreation Area Boat LaunchEldridge Slough Boat LaunchWare Branch Boat LaunchWolftever Bridge Boat LaunchrampramprampramprampramprampChattanooga Yacht ClubIsland Cove MarinarampChickamauga Dam North ShoreChickamauga Dam MarinaHarrison Bay, Intersection Harrison Bay Rd/Lasata LnRiverpark UpperramprampramprampramprampramprampJack's Bait and TacklemarinamarinamarinamarinamarinamarinamarinaTN Fly COU.S. Coast GuardmarinaHarrison Bay State Park MarinaMarine gasrampramprampBig Ridge Yacht ClubBlue Water Resortfuelfuel
RampMarinaFuelBait/tackle
Marinas (15)
Fuel docks (3)
  • Marine gas · Harrison Bay State Park
  • + 2 unnamed (shown on map)
Bait & tackle (2)
Boat ramps (52)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Fetched Oct 22, 2:26 PM CDT. OSM coverage is volunteer-made, so some places may be missing or outdated.

Things to do

Parks within roughly 8 miles of the lake's outer extent are listed from OpenStreetMap and the official park sites, plus federal areas from Recreation.gov.

Lodging & camping

Sources: Recreation.gov and OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Confirm dates and availability with the operator.

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