Center Hill Lake lake and shoreline

Center Hill Lake Water Level

Officially Center Hill Lake (Caney Fork River)

Tennessee

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Center Hill Lake is currently 14.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 633.8 feet.

633.76 ft · Updated 6 hours ago · Tennessee Valley Authority

Current level

633.76ft

−14.24 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.09 ft

Previous readingSep 9633.87 ft

7-day change

Down 0.72 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 3.86 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

635 ft641 ft646 ftFULL POOL 648.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

14.24 ft below full pool

Current level
633.76 ft
Full pool
648 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
TVA

Reference levels

  • Full pool648 ft
  • Flood stage685 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

DeKalb County, TN

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for DeKalb County, TN

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    633.78 ft

    -0.09 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    633.87 ft

    -0.08 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    633.95 ft

    -0.21 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    634.16 ft

    -0.08 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    634.24 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    634.26 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    634.29 ft

    -0.21 ft

Common questions about Center Hill Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Center Hill Lake is 633.76 ft (updated 6 hours ago). You can track the Center Hill Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Center Hill Lake is 648 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Center Hill Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.72 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Center Hill Lake is currently 14.24 ft below full pool.

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Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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