Pickwick Lake level
411.01 ft
Lake elevation above sea level
408 ft winter minimum418 ft top of gates
- Tailwater
- 361.79 ft
- Discharge
- 62,344 cfs
Reading for 4 PM CDT, 10/14/2026. Data: Tennessee Valley Authority. Provided for general information only. Do not use for navigation or for decisions about personal safety. Conditions on the river can change without warning.
Weather at Pickwick
91°F
Clear
SW 7 mph · 46% humidity
- This Afternoon 90° — Mostly Sunny
- Tonight 68° — Partly Cloudy
- Thursday 92° — Sunny
- Thursday Night 65° — Mostly Clear
Checked 4:56 pm, 14 Oct. Data: National Weather Service. This information is in the public domain and is not official NWS material.
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 6:57 am
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
- Moon
- Waxing crescent, 14% lit
Shiloh National Military Park
Data: National Park Service.
Below the dam, NOAA’s Pickwick gauge reads the same water as the tailwater figure above. TVA updates hourly and NOAA a little later, so the two can differ by an inch or so. NOAA’s forecast is shown here.
Tennessee River at Pickwick
361.79 ft
Current river stage
Forecast: 358.48 ft
Reading for 4:00 pm, October 14, 2026. Data: NOAA National Water Prediction Service.
What floods, and when
| River stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| 376.0 ft | Federal Road is flooding at Lick Creek. North leg of Nixon Loop floods at Hatley Creek. Homesteads on north end of Arnold Road are beginning to flood. |
| 380.0 ft | Federal Road floods just north of Hamburg. Boat parking area south of the botel begins to flood. |
| 381.0 ft | Pipeline Road is flooding. |
| 382.0 ft | Road to Narrows Subdivision off Leith Road begins to flood. Boat parking area south of the TVA Campground begins to flood. |
| 384.0 ft | Botel Lane is flooding north of Wharf Road. |
| 385.0 ft | Federal Road going to Childer's Hill is flooding. |
| 389.0 ft | Pickwick Campground is flooding. |
| 390.0 ft | Intersection of Botel Lane and Wharf Road is flooding. Homesteads on riverbank of Shiloh Shores are going under water. |
| 391.0 ft | Intersection of Botel Llane and Bells Road is flooding northeast of the botel, effectively stopping evacuations from Arnold Lane and Bells Road. |
| 397.0 ft | Intersection of Wharf Road and the road to the east end of the east parking lot of Pickwick Dam is flooding and stopping further evacuations. |
| 398.0 ft | Parking lot right by the dam is flooding by the rest rooms on the north side of the river. |
| 399.0 ft | Intersection of Wharf Road and Power Lane is flooding. |
Data: NOAA National Water Prediction Service.
Generation schedule
| When | Generators running |
|---|---|
| 10/14/2026 Midnight - 6 AM CDT | 1 |
| 10/14/2026 6 AM - 9 AM CDT | 2 |
| 10/14/2026 9 AM - 11 AM CDT | 3 |
| 10/14/2026 11 AM - 10 PM CDT | 4 or more |
| 10/14/2026 10 PM - 11 PM CDT | 3 |
| 10/14/2026 11 PM - Midnight CDT | 2 |
| 10/15/2026 Midnight - 9 AM CDT | 1 |
| 10/15/2026 9 AM - 10 AM CDT | 2 |
| 10/15/2026 10 AM - 11 AM CDT | 3 |
| 10/15/2026 11 AM - 10 PM CDT | 4 or more |
| 10/15/2026 10 PM - 11 PM CDT | 3 |
| 10/15/2026 11 PM - Midnight CDT | 2 |
Checked 4:56 pm, 14 Oct. Data: Tennessee Valley Authority.