Cordel: (
Satellite)
Old Lock #7: (
Satellite, I think that is the bank-side lock wall that remains.)
2025 TVA Flood
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Cordell Hull Lake posted 0:21 video
🌊 Power and Precision: Cordell Hull Dam in Action! Right now [Feb 16, 2025], Cordell Hull Dam is releasing 55,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) of water—that’s like emptying an Olympic-sized swimming pool every two seconds! 💦 Controlled releases like this help manage water levels, reduce flood risks, and ensure safe navigation downstream. Dams play a crucial role in protecting communities and infrastructure, but they also require caution and awareness. 🚧 Stay Safe Around Dams: ⚠️ Always heed warning signs and barriers—water levels and currents can change rapidly. |
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| Marc Brumbaugh (magicnsc), Jul 2016, this part of a 360-degree view |
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Randy Glover, Oct 2023
[Looking at today's satellite image, they put a lot of fill in the river that they then had to remove.] |
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USACE, this is their idea of a high-resolution photo
The lock is 84' x 400' with a lift of 59' |
"The Cordell Hull Dam, located on the Cumberland River in Tennessee, is a hydroelectric power project operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dam, a combination earth fill and concrete-gravity structure, is 87 feet [26.5m] high and 1,306 feet [398m] long. It has a generator capacity of 100 megawatts. The dam's primary purpose is to generate electricity for the surrounding communities, including Gallatin, Carthage, and Cookeville. " [Google Search AI]
This shows how they draw down the lake level during Winter and Spring to create more capacity for flood control.
Old Lock #7
This was one of 15 locks for the predecessor 6-foot waterway. Today's waterway uses four locks: " Lake Barkley, Cheatham Lake, Old Hickory Lake, and Cordell Hull Lake." [
USACE]
It is nice when an area doesn't have metal thieves.
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