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Old Hickory Lake

Nashville's backyard lake, a run-of-the-river pool on the Cumberland near Hendersonville.

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Tripp the Otter
Water level · past year

Daily elevation (ft)

Live · provisional
444444445446447NovJanMarMayJulSepFULL POOL 445.0
Daily elevationSummer full pool
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.

Old Hickory Lake, TN

USACE Nashville · Old Hickory Dam
Live · provisional
444.60 ft▼ 0.2 ft / 7 days
0.4 ft below summer full pool (445.0 ft)
445.0Full pool (ft)
—Guide curve today
445.1This date last year
−0.5vs. last year (ft)

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

Sources

USACE CWMS LRN OHHT1-OLD_HICKORY.Elev-Pool.Inst.1Hour.0.dcp-rev: https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/timeseries?name=OHHT1-OLD_H...
Summer 445 ft / winter 442 ft, verified Oct 22, 2026
Full pool basis: CWMS location level "Top of Power"
Fetched Oct 22, 5:23 PM CDT
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Rent a boat

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

Sweetwater Pontoon Rentals (Creekwood Marina)
Hendersonville, TN
Pontoon
Contact via website
Source: official site
Sun Life Blue Turtle Bay Marina
Old Hickory, TN
Pontoon
📞 615-847-4022
Source: official site · Contact: official site
Cedar Creek Marina
Mt. Juliet, TN
Pontoon
📞 615-758-5174✉️ info@cedarcreekmarina-tn.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 The summary below is a convenience copy and can go out of date.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 Old Hickory Lake:

WalleyeSaugerBlack bassCrappieCatfishWhite bassYellow bass

Boat ramps, marinas & fuel

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RampMarinaFuelBait/tackle
Marinas (7)
Fuel docks (1)
  • + 1 unnamed (shown on map)
Boat ramps (25)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Fetched Oct 22, 3:19 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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