Tennessee Lake Levels Today
6 lakes and reservoirs · updated Sep 21, 2026
Lake Levels Today tracks 6 lakes and reservoirs in Tennessee. Of the 6 with a published full pool, 3 are at or above it and 1 are well below it. The highest relative to full pool is Cheatham Lake (+0.93 ft) and the lowest is Center Hill Lake (−15.02 ft). Over the last 24 hours 1 rose and 1 fell by more than a twentieth of a foot; the rest held steady.
Every figure is the operating agency's own gauge reading, republished once a day. Open a lake for its staff gauge, a one-year chart, pool elevations and the source link. Elevations are in feet above the agency's vertical datum, so compare lakes by their distance from full pool, not by raw elevation.
| Lake | Elevation (ft) | From full | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hollow Lake | 641.09 | −9.91 ft | −0.05 ft |
| Center Hill Lake | 632.98 | −15.02 ft | −0.05 ft |
| Percy Priest Lake | 489.78 | −0.72 ft | −0.04 ft |
| Cheatham Lake | 385.93 | +0.93 ft | +0.23 ft |
| Cordell Hull Lake | 504.17 | −0.33 ft | +0.02 ft |
| Old Hickory Lake | 444.82 | −0.18 ft | −0.28 ft |
Tennessee lake level questions
Which Tennessee lake is lowest right now?
Center Hill Lake, at 632.98 ft, −15.02 ft from its full pool of 648.00 ft.
How many Tennessee lakes are full?
3 of the 6 Tennessee lakes with a published full pool are within half a foot of it or above, and 1 are more than halfway down the conservation pool.
How often are Tennessee lake levels updated here?
Once a day. The readings on this page were pulled Sep 21, 2026; each lake page shows the exact timestamp of its gauge reading.