Last 30 days: this year vs. last year
Over the last 30 days the pool ranged from 409.39 to 411.74 ft. The Corps feed carries no guide-curve series for this lake, so there is no target line.
- This year (solid)
- Same dates last year (dashed)
Pickwick Dam release, last 7 days
Over the last 7 days the hourly release below Pickwick Dam ranged from 9,320 to 45,470 cfs, and averaged 32,252 cfs. That is what already happened, not a forecast. TVA posts its planned releases on its lake levels page.
Reading the water on Pickwick Lake
If you fish below Pickwick Dam or up the Tennessee River arms, the releasenumber is the one to watch. Moving water pulls bait and sets fish up on current breaks; slack water can make a tailrace go quiet. The pool level tells you the rest — how much water is over the shallow cover, and whether that ramp you like still has enough at the end of it.
Full lake guide: Pickwick Lake fishing, structure and seasons. Launching? Find a boat ramp. Every lake on one board: Alabama lake levels.
Data source
Pool, release and tailwater numbers are hourly TVA readings carried in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CWMS feed (Great Lakes and Ohio River Division). The feed gives total water released below the dam; it does not split turbines from spill gates, so this page does not say whether the dam is generating.This page re-checks the feed every 15 minutes; readings usually land an hour or two after they are taken. A reading older than 3 hours is marked stale. Elevations are feet above mean sea level; flows are cubic feet per second (cfs). Page checked Nov 13, 9:47 AM CST.