TVA: Reservoir Information

Cherokee Dam

Please note! Water release schedules often change without notice due to unanticipated changes in weather conditions and power system requirements.

Water release schedules are updated periodically throughout the day. Next-day release schedules are usually available by 6 p.m. of the current day.

Observed water levels also are updated periodically throughout the day. Predicted water levels are updated at least once a day, by 1 p.m. Eastern time, and may be updated more frequently when conditions warrant.

Times shown below are local times.

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Observed

Date/Time
(Eastern)

Elevation immediately above the dam

(feet above mean sea level)

Elevation immediately below the dam

(feet above mean sea level)

Average Hourly*
Discharge

(cubic feet per second)

2/7/2010

1am

1,047.48

928.09

12,138

2am

1,047.55

926.29

8,348

3am

1,047.62

926.24

8,218

4am

1,047.68

926.28

8,273

5am

1,047.75

926.27

8,274

6am

1,047.82

926.39

8,302

7am

1,047.85

928.03

12,055

8am

1,047.89

929.46

15,754

9am

1,047.92

929.48

15,843

10am

1,047.95

929.47

15,819

11am

1,047.96

929.50

15,817

noon

1,047.98

929.48

15,801

1pm

1,048.03

928.07

12,118

2pm

1,048.08

926.33

8,386

3pm

1,048.12

926.30

8,284

4pm

1,048.17

926.28

8,250

5pm

1,048.22

926.43

8,254

6pm

1,048.24

928.15

12,020

7pm

1,048.25

929.49

15,827

8pm

1,048.26

929.49

15,879

9pm

1,048.28

929.55

15,909

10pm

1,048.28

929.55

15,938

11pm

1,048.29

929.58

15,914

midnight

1,048.30

929.52

15,931

2/8/2010

1am

1,048.31

929.49

15,888

2am

1,048.31

929.55

15,942

3am

1,048.32

929.51

15,951

4am

1,048.33

929.56

15,937

5am

1,048.33

929.50

15,936

6am

1,048.34

929.51

15,920

7am

1,048.34

929.49

15,933

8am

1,048.34

929.52

15,907

9am

1,048.36

929.51

15,896

10am

1,048.35

929.52

15,959

11am

1,048.35

929.54

15,945

noon

1,048.35

929.53

15,940

1pm

1,048.34

929.48

15,903

2pm

1,048.32

929.51

15,916

3pm

1,048.30

929.51

15,858

4pm

1,048.28

929.54

15,894

5pm

1,048.25

929.54

15,940

6pm

1,048.23

929.50

15,942

7pm

1,048.23

929.50

15,877

8pm

1,048.22

929.56

15,889

9pm

1,048.22

929.51

15,835

10pm

1,048.19

929.52

15,794

* discharge reported at end of hour

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