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Cheatham Dam

105.0% full

Capacity

103.86 hm³

Volume stored

128 hm³

Coordinates

36.314°N, 87.216°W

Last updated

2026-09-11

Current fill

105.0%
Full

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

stable

Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-09-11.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.314, -87.216 · Open in Google Maps

About Cheatham Dam

As of September 11, 2026, Cheatham Dam is filled to 105.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 128 hm³ of water out of a maximum 104 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).

Across the readings we hold for Cheatham Dam — 330 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 105.0% (September 12, 2021) to a high of 105.0% (September 12, 2021).

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tennessee basin at 36.314°N, 87.216°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
105.0%
Water stored
128 hm³
Total capacity
104 hm³
7-day change
No change
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Tennessee
Operator
USACE
Coordinates
36.314°N, 87.216°W
Last updated
September 11, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
11 Sep 2026105.0%128
10 Sep 2026105.0%125
9 Sep 2026105.0%121
8 Sep 2026105.0%123
7 Sep 2026105.0%121
6 Sep 2026105.0%121
5 Sep 2026105.0%128
4 Sep 2026105.0%133
3 Sep 2026105.0%130
2 Sep 2026105.0%126
1 Sep 2026105.0%129
31 Aug 2026105.0%125

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