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Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland Pool (ft)Observed: 703.14 ft at 4:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.14 ft at 4:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.14 ft at 4:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.16 ft at 4:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.2 ft at 5:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.22 ft at 5:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.22 ft at 5:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.24 ft at 5:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.24 ft at 6:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.24 ft at 6:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.23 ft at 6:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.25 ft at 6:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.24 ft at 7:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.29 ft at 7:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.27 ft at 7:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.29 ft at 7:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.28 ft at 8:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.28 ft at 8:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 8:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 8:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 9:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 9:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 9:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.25 ft at 9:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.27 ft at 10:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.29 ft at 10:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.28 ft at 10:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.27 ft at 10:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 11:00AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 11:15AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.31 ft at 11:30AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.28 ft at 11:45AM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 12:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.28 ft at 12:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.3 ft at 12:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.32 ft at 12:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.32 ft at 1:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.32 ft at 1:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.31 ft at 1:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.32 ft at 1:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.41 ft at 2:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.52 ft at 2:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.43 ft at 2:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.38 ft at 2:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.43 ft at 3:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.38 ft at 3:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.46 ft at 3:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.42 ft at 3:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.45 ft at 4:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.46 ft at 4:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.39 ft at 4:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.43 ft at 4:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.42 ft at 5:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.41 ft at 5:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.45 ft at 5:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.45 ft at 5:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.42 ft at 6:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.48 ft at 6:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.48 ft at 6:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.51 ft at 6:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.5 ft at 7:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.52 ft at 7:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 7:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.51 ft at 7:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.53 ft at 8:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.52 ft at 8:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.51 ft at 8:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.48 ft at 8:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.51 ft at 9:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 9:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.58 ft at 9:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 9:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 10:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 10:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 10:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 10:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 11:00PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 11:15PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 11:30PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 11:45PM Jan 15, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 12:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 12:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 12:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 12:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 1:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 1:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 1:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 1:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 2:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 2:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 2:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 2:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 3:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 3:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 3:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 3:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 4:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 4:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 4:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 4:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 5:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.56 ft at 5:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 5:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 5:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 6:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 6:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 6:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 6:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 7:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 7:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 7:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.6 ft at 7:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 8:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.6 ft at 8:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.57 ft at 8:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 8:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 9:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 9:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 9:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 9:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 10:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 10:15AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 10:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 10:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 11:00AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 11:15AM Jan 16, 2020Highest Observation: 703.73 ft at 11:30AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.65 ft at 11:45AM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 12:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 12:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.72 ft at 12:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.68 ft at 12:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 1:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 1:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 1:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 1:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 2:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 2:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 2:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 2:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 3:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 3:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 3:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 3:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.7 ft at 4:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.68 ft at 4:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.7 ft at 4:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 4:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.7 ft at 5:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 5:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.7 ft at 5:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 5:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.72 ft at 6:00PM Jan 16, 2020Highest Observation: 703.73 ft at 6:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.72 ft at 6:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.72 ft at 6:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 7:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 7:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.72 ft at 7:30PM Jan 16, 2020Highest Observation: 703.73 ft at 7:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 8:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.72 ft at 8:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 8:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.7 ft at 8:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 9:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.71 ft at 9:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.7 ft at 9:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 9:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 10:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.68 ft at 10:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 10:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 10:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 11:00PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 11:15PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 11:30PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 11:45PM Jan 16, 2020Observed: 703.7 ft at 12:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.68 ft at 12:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 12:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.69 ft at 12:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 1:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.63 ft at 1:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 1:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 1:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 2:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.67 ft at 2:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.62 ft at 2:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 2:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 3:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.58 ft at 3:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 3:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.64 ft at 3:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.66 ft at 4:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 4:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.6 ft at 4:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.61 ft at 4:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.59 ft at 5:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 5:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.53 ft at 5:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.56 ft at 5:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.54 ft at 6:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 6:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 6:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.52 ft at 6:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.54 ft at 7:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 7:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.53 ft at 7:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.53 ft at 7:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.56 ft at 8:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 8:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.54 ft at 8:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.53 ft at 8:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.56 ft at 9:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.57 ft at 9:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.54 ft at 9:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.54 ft at 9:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.56 ft at 10:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 10:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.54 ft at 10:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.55 ft at 10:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.52 ft at 11:00AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.5 ft at 11:15AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.5 ft at 11:30AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.49 ft at 11:45AM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.47 ft at 12:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.51 ft at 12:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.52 ft at 12:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.48 ft at 12:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.47 ft at 1:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.51 ft at 1:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.47 ft at 1:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.48 ft at 1:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.46 ft at 2:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.46 ft at 2:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.43 ft at 2:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.44 ft at 2:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.4 ft at 3:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.44 ft at 3:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.41 ft at 3:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.41 ft at 3:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.41 ft at 4:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.38 ft at 4:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.41 ft at 4:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.4 ft at 4:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.38 ft at 5:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.4 ft at 5:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.42 ft at 5:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.41 ft at 5:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.4 ft at 6:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.38 ft at 6:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.43 ft at 6:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.35 ft at 6:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.39 ft at 7:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.34 ft at 7:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.34 ft at 7:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.37 ft at 7:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.38 ft at 8:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.33 ft at 8:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.34 ft at 8:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.36 ft at 8:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.34 ft at 9:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.37 ft at 9:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.32 ft at 9:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.34 ft at 9:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.36 ft at 10:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.36 ft at 10:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.34 ft at 10:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.31 ft at 10:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.25 ft at 11:00PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.26 ft at 11:15PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.26 ft at 11:30PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.24 ft at 11:45PM Jan 17, 2020Observed: 703.28 ft at 12:00AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.26 ft at 12:15AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.21 ft at 12:30AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.24 ft at 12:45AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.26 ft at 1:00AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.24 ft at 1:15AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.18 ft at 1:30AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.25 ft at 1:45AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.2 ft at 2:00AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.23 ft at 2:15AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.2 ft at 2:30AM Jan 18, 2020Observed: 703.18 ft at 2:45AM Jan 18, 2020Corps of EngineersWLCK2(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (3:54AM Jan 18, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 703.18 ft at 2:45 AM CST 18-Jan-2020. Flood Stage is 760 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 72 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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) Right Side of Dam
(3) US 127 Bridge Leading to Dam
(4) Inside Power House
(5) Tailwater Gates and Left Side of Dam
(6) Another View of Gates
(7) Middle Section of Dam from Lake Side
(8) Portion of Dam
(9) Power House
(10) Tailwater Area from Top of Dam
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Latitude: 36.833333° N, Longitude: 85.133333° 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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