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)

11/19/2009

1am

1,054.30

926.14

8,093

2am

1,054.29

926.12

7,988

3am

1,054.29

926.17

7,961

4am

1,054.28

926.10

7,949

5am

1,054.29

926.13

7,952

6am

1,054.25

927.89

11,124

7am

1,054.21

929.43

15,154

8am

1,054.20

929.50

15,898

9am

1,054.16

929.51

15,919

10am

1,054.12

929.54

15,933

11am

1,054.08

929.53

15,926

noon

1,054.06

929.52

15,874

1pm

1,054.03

929.48

15,881

2pm

1,054.02

928.00

12,219

3pm

1,053.99

928.00

12,102

4pm

1,053.97

927.95

12,102

5pm

1,053.96

928.10

12,117

6pm

1,053.93

929.43

15,800

7pm

1,053.89

929.49

15,908

8pm

1,053.86

929.54

15,950

9pm

1,053.83

929.54

15,902

10pm

1,053.80

929.50

15,879

11pm

1,053.77

929.54

15,912

midnight

1,053.77

926.75

13,498

11/20/2009

1am

1,053.75

926.20

8,043

2am

1,053.75

926.15

7,998

3am

1,053.74

926.19

8,028

4am

1,053.74

926.19

8,043

5am

1,053.72

928.44

8,916

6am

1,053.69

929.47

15,887

7am

1,053.66

929.48

15,936

8am

1,053.64

929.50

15,923

9am

1,053.60

929.55

15,875

10am

1,053.56

929.53

15,908

11am

1,053.53

929.50

15,876

noon

1,053.50

929.53

15,879

1pm

1,053.47

929.49

15,877

2pm

1,053.41

929.54

15,899

3pm

1,053.37

929.53

15,946

4pm

1,053.34

929.50

15,924

5pm

1,053.31

929.47

15,941

6pm

1,053.26

929.55

15,945

7pm

1,053.22

929.55

15,944

8pm

1,053.18

929.51

15,934

9pm

1,053.16

929.50

15,880

* discharge reported at end of hour

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