What is the current water level at Percy Priest Lake?

The current water level at Percy Priest Lake is 488.76 ft (updated 7 hours ago). See the live chart and daily history on this page for trends.

How often is Percy Priest Lake lake level data updated?

Readings are refreshed when Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) — Lake Levels & Generation Data publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

What is full pool for Percy Priest Lake?

Full pool for Percy Priest Lake is 490 ft — the normal conservation target when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

How far above or below full pool is Percy Priest Lake?

Percy Priest Lake is currently −1.24 ft vs full pool relative to full pool on the latest gauge reading.

Percy Priest Lake

Tennessee

Current level

488.76ft

−1.24 ft vs full pool

24h change

+0.02 ft

vs prior daily summary

Trend

Rising

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Current level

488.76 ft

−1.24 ft vs full pool

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Since last reading

+0.02 ft

Yesterday

Jun 24

488.75ft

7-day change

+0.02 ft

Net change vs. reading nearest 7 days ago

8 daily readings in the last 7 days · Hover for date and level

30-day change

+1.77 ft

Net change vs. reading nearest 30 days ago

31 daily readings in the last 30 days · Hover for date and level

Lake level trend

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line uses full pool when that elevation is available for this lake.

Level breakdown

Full Pool: 490 ft
Current Level: 488.76 ft
Difference: -1.24 ft

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).: Not available
Elevation reference: MSL
Source: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) — Lake Levels & Generation Data

Level breakdown & datum

Full Pool: 490 ft
Current Level: 488.76 ft
Difference: -1.24 ft

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).: Not available
Elevation reference: MSL
Source: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) — Lake Levels & Generation Data

Level thresholds

Published elevations from lake operators when provided by the data service.

Flood stageNot available
Full pool490 ft
Winter pool483 ft

Level thresholds

Published elevations from lake operators when provided by the data service.

Flood stageNot available
Full pool490 ft
Winter pool483 ft

Watershed drought conditions

Davidson County, TN · surrounding county from lake location

Moderate Drought100% of countyUnchanged vs last week

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7 & 30 day trends

7-day change

+0.02 ft

8 daily readings in the last 7 days · Hover for date and level

30-day change

+1.77 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days · Hover for date and level

Daily level summary

Jun 25, 2026
Rising
488.77 ft
+0.02 ft
Jun 24, 2026
Stable
488.75 ft
+0.01 ft
Jun 23, 2026
Falling
488.74 ft
-0.06 ft
Jun 22, 2026
Rising
488.8 ft
+0.1 ft
Jun 21, 2026
Stable
488.7 ft
0 ft
Jun 20, 2026
Stable
488.7 ft
-0.01 ft
Jun 19, 2026
Falling
488.71 ft
-0.04 ft

Date	Level (ft)	Change (ft)	Condition
Jun 25, 2026	488.77	+0.02	Rising
Jun 24, 2026	488.75	+0.01	Stable
Jun 23, 2026	488.74	-0.06	Falling
Jun 22, 2026	488.8	+0.1	Rising
Jun 21, 2026	488.7	0	Stable
Jun 20, 2026	488.7	-0.01	Stable
Jun 19, 2026	488.71	-0.04	Falling
Jun 18, 2026	488.75	+0.01	Stable
Jun 17, 2026	488.74	+0.05	Rising
Jun 16, 2026	488.69	+0.02	Rising
Jun 15, 2026	488.67	+0.06	Rising
Jun 14, 2026	488.61	+0.09	Rising
Jun 13, 2026	488.52	+0.02	Rising
Jun 12, 2026	488.5	+0.01	Stable