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Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland Pool (ft)Observed: 710.76 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.77 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.77 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.77 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.78 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.78 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.78 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.88 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.88 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.88 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.9 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.9 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.88 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.9 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.73 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.75 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.73 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.75 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.75 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.75 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.74 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.78 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.73 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.74 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.77 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.75 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.76 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.74 ft at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 3:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.75 ft at 3:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 4:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.78 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.79 ft at 4:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.8 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 5:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 5:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 6:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 6:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.9 ft at 7:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 7:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 7:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 8:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 8:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 8:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 9:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 9:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 9:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 10:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 10:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 10:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 11:15PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 11:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 11:45PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 12:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 12:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 12:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 1:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 1:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 1:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 2:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 2:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 2:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 3:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 3:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 3:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711.02 ft at 4:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 4:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 4:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 5:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 5:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 5:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 6:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 6:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 6:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 6:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 7:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 7:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 7:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 7:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 8:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 8:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 8:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 8:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 9:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 9:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 9:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 9:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 10:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 10:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 10:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 11:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 11:15AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 11:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 11:45AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 12:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 12:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 12:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 12:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 1:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.82 ft at 1:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.81 ft at 1:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 1:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 2:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.83 ft at 2:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 2:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.91 ft at 2:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 3:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 3:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 3:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 3:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 4:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 4:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 4:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 4:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 5:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.9 ft at 5:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 5:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 5:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 6:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 6:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 6:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 6:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 7:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 7:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 7:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 7:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 8:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 8:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 8:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 8:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 9:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 9:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 9:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 9:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 10:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 10:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 10:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.95 ft at 10:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 11:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 11:15PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 11:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 11:45PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 12:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 12:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 12:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 12:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 1:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 1:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 1:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.02 ft at 1:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.02 ft at 2:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.02 ft at 2:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.03 ft at 2:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 2:45AM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 711.05 ft at 3:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.02 ft at 3:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.04 ft at 3:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 3:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 4:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 4:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 4:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 4:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 5:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 5:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 5:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 5:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.98 ft at 6:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711 ft at 6:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 6:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.99 ft at 6:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 7:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.96 ft at 7:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 7:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 7:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 8:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 8:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 8:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 8:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 9:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 9:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 9:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 9:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 10:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.86 ft at 10:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.84 ft at 10:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 10:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 11:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 11:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.9 ft at 11:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 11:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 12:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.94 ft at 12:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.9 ft at 12:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 12:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.89 ft at 1:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.88 ft at 1:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.88 ft at 1:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.88 ft at 1:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.85 ft at 2:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.92 ft at 2:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.87 ft at 2:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 2:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.93 ft at 3:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 710.97 ft at 3:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.02 ft at 3:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 3:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.01 ft at 4:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.03 ft at 4:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.03 ft at 4:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.04 ft at 4:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.03 ft at 5:00PM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 711.05 ft at 5:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.03 ft at 5:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 711.02 ft at 5:45PM Mar 30, 2023Corps of EngineersWLCK2(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (6:55PM Mar 30, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 711.02 ft at 5:45 PM CDT 30-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 760 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: The future pool levels are furnished by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These forecasts do not account for future precipitation.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 760
Moderate Flood Stage: 760
Flood Stage: 760
Action Stage: 730
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 756.52 ft on 02/26/2019
(2) 751.69 ft on 05/13/1984
(3) 751.42 ft on 03/01/1994

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 756.52 ft on 02/26/2019
(2) 751.42 ft on 03/01/1994
(3) 751.69 ft on 05/13/1984

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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760 Top of flood control pool.
740 Top of power pool, spillway crest elevation.
723 Summer pool.
690 Winter pool.
673 Bottom of power pool.
Photos
(1) Looking at Bridge and Headwater of Dam
(2) Power House
(3) Portion of Dam
(4) Middle Section of Dam from Lake Side
(5) Another View of Gates
(6) Tailwater Gates and Left Side of Dam
(7) Inside Power House
(8) US 127 Bridge Leading to Dam
(9) Right Side of Dam
(10) Tailwater Area from Top of Dam
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Latitude: 36.868889° N, Longitude: 85.146667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 760 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available 760 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  
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