Norris Lake marina, Norris Dam State Park

Tennessee River

Watts Bar Lake Level Today

Current elevation, dam release and generation schedule and weather for Watts Bar Lake, from TVA readings.

Photo: Norris Lake marina, Norris Dam State Park. Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0

Elevation

Watts Bar Lake level right now

Source updated Oct 1, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT) · Retrieved Oct 2, 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT)

740.85 ftLake elevation above sea level, Oct 1, 11:00 pm ET (10:00 pm CT)
681.69 ftTailwater elevation below the dam
25,672 cfsAverage hourly discharge from the dam

A chart of Watts Bar Lake levels appears here once this site has collected a day of readings.

Elevations are in feet above mean sea level as published by TVA. Changes are the difference between two published readings.

Weather

Weather at Watts Bar Lake

68°FPartly Cloudy, this hour at the dam
64°FOvernight: Partly Cloudy
88°FFriday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 35% rain
68°FFriday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 38% rain

National Weather Service hourly and 12-hour forecast for the grid square at the dam, issued Oct 1, 7:06 pm ET (6:06 pm CT).

Map

Watts Bar Lake on the map

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Watts Bar Lake dam
Position of the dam reading for Watts Bar Lake.

Nearby

Towns and lakes near Watts Bar Lake

Watts Bar Lake level questions

What is the Watts Bar Lake level today?

Watts Bar Lake was at 740.85 feet above sea level at 11:00 pm ET on Oct 1, according to TVA.

What is the weather at Watts Bar Lake?

National Weather Service forecast for the Watts Bar Lake dam area: 68°F and partly cloudy this hour; Overnight 64°F, partly cloudy; Friday 88°F, partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms, 35% chance of rain; Friday Night 68°F, chance showers and thunderstorms, 38% chance of rain.

Where does the Watts Bar Lake level come from?

From TVA, which publishes Watts Bar Lake readings on its own lake level pages. This site retrieves them on a schedule, shows each with its reading time, and keeps its own record of past readings for the chart. Not affiliated with TVA.

Where the data for Watts Bar Lake levels comes from

Every reading is credited to its source, with the time it was taken. Corrections and source questions go to the sources page.

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Photo: Fall Creek Falls State Park at dawn. Neal Vickers, CC BY-SA 4.0