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Percy Priest Lake

Sailboats, beaches and easy access right on Nashville's east side.

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Water level · past year

Daily elevation (ft)

Live · provisional
482485488490493NovJanMarMayJulSepFULL POOL 490.0
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.

Percy Priest Lake, TN

USACE Nashville · J. Percy Priest Dam
Live · provisional
489.17 ft▼ 0.2 ft / 7 days
0.8 ft below summer full pool (490.0 ft)
490.0Full pool (ft)
488.7Guide curve today
489.2This date last year
±0.0vs. last year (ft)

As of Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT · USACE CWMS hourly · Provisional, not for navigation.

Sources

USACE CWMS LRN JPHT1-J_PERCY_PRIEST.Elev-Pool.Inst.1Hour.0.dcp-rev: https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/timeseries?name=JPHT1-J_PER...
USACE CWMS LRN seasonal level "JPHT1 Top of Power" (effective 1900-01-01): https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/levels?office=LRN&unit=EN&p...
Summer 490 ft / winter 483 ft, verified Oct 22, 2026
Full pool basis: Published summer pool (reference value, LakeTripper config)
Fetched Oct 22, 5:23 PM CDT
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Rent a boat

5 rental businesses on or near Percy Priest Lake. Badges show what each one's own site says they rent.

Nashville Shores Lake Rentals
Hermitage, TN
Pontoon
📞 615-889-7050
Source: official site · Contact: official site
Cap'n Dave's Watersports
Hermitage, TN
PaddleJet ski
📞 615-504-5352✉️ info@capndaveswatersports.com
Source: official site · Contact: official site
Sun Life Elm Hill Marina
Nashville, TN
PontoonPaddle
📞 615-739-9100✉️ elmhill@sunlifemarinas.com
Source: official site · Contact: official site
Four Corners Marina
Antioch, TN
PontoonPaddle
📞 629-236-2600✉️ rv@fourcornersresortandmarina.com
Source: official site · Contact: official site
High Tide Rides
Boat rentals
Contact via website
Source: OpenStreetMap

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 The summary below is a convenience copy and can go out of date.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 Percy Priest Lake:

Largemouth bassCrappieHybrid striped bassWhite bassYellow bassChannel catfish

TWRA lists 15 free public boat access sites and 5 marinas. Lake limits: black bass 5/day (largemouth 15-inch minimum, smallmouth 18-inch); crappie 30/day, 10-inch minimum; striped/hybrid 2/day, 15-inch minimum.

Boat ramps, marinas & fuel

Boat LaunchElm Hill MarinaramprampStarkey's Bait TackleramprampBoat LaunchBoat LaunchrampramprampPoole Knobs Boat RamprampSeven Points Boat RampVivrett Creek Boat RampWest Fork Boat RampEast Fork Boat RamprampCanoe RampMona Boat RamprampHurricane Creek Boat RampramprampramprampNasville Shores Yacht ClubElm Hill MarinaFate Sanders MarinaramprampramprampramprampramprampramprampramprampHurricane Creek Boat RampFour Corners Resort MarinarampBryant Grove Boat Ramp
RampMarinaFuelBait/tackle
Marinas (5)
Bait & tackle (1)
Boat ramps (40)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Fetched Oct 22, 3:53 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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