Fishing Information by Phone: (615) 735-1050

                                                          ** ATTENTION **

 For safety reasons, access to the fisherman's platform at the Tailwater Right Bank Recreation Area below the Cordell Hull Lake power plant is temporarily closed until further notice, due to instability at this area and accumulated debris from the recent flooding.

Until repairs at the power plant fisherman's access and platform are complete, fishermen may instead utilize the other steps located directly downstream of this area in the Tailwater Recreation Area for foot access to the water.

The lake and rivers conditions are PARTLY CLOUDY with a 10% of rain  and the surface water temperature is 49 degrees Fahrenheit at Defeated Creek and 47 degrees Fahrenheit at the Tailwater.

Never go boating alone and always remember to wear your life jacket. 

Fishing is fair.  Several crappie are being caught while fishing small jigs in laydown trees in 10-to-15 feet of water.  Sauger fishing is fair while fishing jigs in 40-to-45 feet of water near Gainesboro.  Several bass are being caught on crankbaits and jigs while fishing isolated stumps on points.

                            DATE                                             TIME PERIOD (CENTRAL)                                    GENERATORS

Please remember that this schedule is subject to change without notice or warning.

As of 6:00 a.m. this morning the:

The Head water elevation is 501.30 feet above mean sea level.  

The Tail water elevation is 457.10 feet above mean sea level. 

Original river channel is 428.00 feet above sea level.

Normal winter pool is 499.00 feet, while the normal summer pool is 504.00 feet.

For weekend and up to the hour generation schedules and discharge information, visit: TVA lake information or call 1-800-238-2264, press 4, then 47, then press the # key.

Please use caution near dams. Hazardous conditions may develop without warning.

Know the symptoms of hypothermia and take the necessary precautions to prevent it.

Boating while under the influence of alcohol has lead to several unnecessary deaths, don't be our next statistic, leave the alcohol at home and enjoy the water! 

For more information about Cordell Hull Lake, go to www.lrn.usace.army.mil/op/cor/rec/.

Cordell Hull Lake is now on Facebook! 

Schedules are subject to change without notice. For TVA generating schedules, call: 1-800-238-2264

Campers may now make their reservations 180 days in advance and picnic shelter reservations 360 days in advance.
National Recreation Reservation Service is taking reservations at this toll free telephone number,     1-877-444-6777 / 444-NRRS.  Campers can also make reservations over the Web at http://www.ReserveUSA.com

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