Lake Cumberland Info
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:21 pm
Wolf Creek Dam ranks 22nd of the one hundred largest dams in the U.S. and required 11,568,900 cubic yards of material in original construction. It is over a mile long at 5,736 feet. (The concrete portion is 1,796 feet long; the earth fill portion, 3,940 feet.) It is 258 feet high at its tallest point.
Lake Cumberland averages (source: USACE)
Completed for Flood Control in 1950, Completed with Power Generation 1951, Final generators and construction 1952)
(Current Levels - https://www.tva.gov/Environment/Lake-Levels/Wolf-Creek )
The normal summer pool is around 723 feet above mean sea level (during normal periods when there is no construction work on Wolf Creek Dam).
The tree line is about 725 feet.
The maximum pool is 760 feet (Flood Gate peak)
The top of Wolf Creek Dam is 773 FASL.
Normally the winter pool is around 700-710 FASL but is set and listed as 690 and could always be set for that.
Power cannot be generated below 673 so you will see that listed as 'Dead" for Power Generation.
Average depth of lake at summer pool of 723 feet (220 m) above sea level: 90 feet (27 m)
Deepest point in lake: original river channel adjacent to Wolf Creek Dam: 200 feet (60 m)
Depth of river channel upstream of dam to Wolf Creek: generally 160 feet (50 m)
The lowest recorded water levels—
673.01 January 1, 1954 – Lowest recorded level since lake was filled
677.80 February 9, 1977 – This was a dam repair period
The highest recorded water levels—
756.52 - 5 am Tuesday Feb. 26th 2019 751.70 May 13, 1984 – Recorded at 2 a.m. 747.12 April 15, 1962 – Recorded at 4 p.m.
Lake Cumberland impounded from the Cumberland River by the United States Army Corps of
Engineers' construction of the Wolf Creek Dam in 1952.Wolf Creek Dam is the 22nd largest dam
in the United States, and cost $15 million to construct originally, with an additional $65 million
needed almost immediately to fix problems which became soon apparent. It is estimated that the
dam has prevented more than $500 million in flood damages since its construction.
The normal summer pool is around 723 feet (220 m) above mean sea level.
The tree line is about 725 feet (221 m).
The maximum pool is 760 feet (232 m) at the top of dam floodgates
The top of Wolf Creek Dam is 773 feet (236 m).
Lake is considered at "flood control" level from 723 to 760 feet (220 to 232 m).
Normal power drawdown is between 723 and 673 feet (220 to 205 m).
At 760 feet (232 m) elevation, the shoreline of Lake Cumberland is 1,255 miles (2,020 km).
At maximum possible elevation of 760 feet (232 m), Lake Cumberland is considered to be 101
miles (163 km) long, with a total surface area of 65,530 acres (265.2 km²).
Surface area at 723 feet (220 m) is 50,250 acres (203 km²).
At minimum power pool of 673 feet (205 m), the surface area is 35,820 acres (145.0 km²).
Average depth of lake at summer pool of 723 feet (220 m) above sea level: 90 feet (27 m)
Deepest point in lake: original river channel adjacent to Wolf Creek Dam: 200 feet (60 m)
Depth of river channel upstream of dam to Wolf Creek: generally 160 feet (50 m)
Depth of river channel upstream of Wolf Creek to one mile (2 km) upstream of Burnside:
generally 120 feet (37 m)
Lake Cumberland averages (source: USACE)
Completed for Flood Control in 1950, Completed with Power Generation 1951, Final generators and construction 1952)
(Current Levels - https://www.tva.gov/Environment/Lake-Levels/Wolf-Creek )
The normal summer pool is around 723 feet above mean sea level (during normal periods when there is no construction work on Wolf Creek Dam).
The tree line is about 725 feet.
The maximum pool is 760 feet (Flood Gate peak)
The top of Wolf Creek Dam is 773 FASL.
Normally the winter pool is around 700-710 FASL but is set and listed as 690 and could always be set for that.
Power cannot be generated below 673 so you will see that listed as 'Dead" for Power Generation.
Average depth of lake at summer pool of 723 feet (220 m) above sea level: 90 feet (27 m)
Deepest point in lake: original river channel adjacent to Wolf Creek Dam: 200 feet (60 m)
Depth of river channel upstream of dam to Wolf Creek: generally 160 feet (50 m)
The lowest recorded water levels—
673.01 January 1, 1954 – Lowest recorded level since lake was filled
677.80 February 9, 1977 – This was a dam repair period
The highest recorded water levels—
756.52 - 5 am Tuesday Feb. 26th 2019 751.70 May 13, 1984 – Recorded at 2 a.m. 747.12 April 15, 1962 – Recorded at 4 p.m.
Stats from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Cumberlandhttps://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Media/Ne ... to-recede/
Lake Cumberland hit a record lake level Tuesday, Feb. 26, and Wolf Creek Dam has also reached record releases today. Water levels are beginning to recede.
Lake Cumberland reached elevation 756.52 feet 5 a.m., Tuesday, which is the new pool of record. The previous pool of record of 751.69 feet stood since May 1984. The releases this morning at 8 a.m. were 59,880 cubic feet per second, which is also a record for discharge from Wolf Creek Dam.
Lake Cumberland impounded from the Cumberland River by the United States Army Corps of
Engineers' construction of the Wolf Creek Dam in 1952.Wolf Creek Dam is the 22nd largest dam
in the United States, and cost $15 million to construct originally, with an additional $65 million
needed almost immediately to fix problems which became soon apparent. It is estimated that the
dam has prevented more than $500 million in flood damages since its construction.
The normal summer pool is around 723 feet (220 m) above mean sea level.
The tree line is about 725 feet (221 m).
The maximum pool is 760 feet (232 m) at the top of dam floodgates
The top of Wolf Creek Dam is 773 feet (236 m).
Lake is considered at "flood control" level from 723 to 760 feet (220 to 232 m).
Normal power drawdown is between 723 and 673 feet (220 to 205 m).
At 760 feet (232 m) elevation, the shoreline of Lake Cumberland is 1,255 miles (2,020 km).
At maximum possible elevation of 760 feet (232 m), Lake Cumberland is considered to be 101
miles (163 km) long, with a total surface area of 65,530 acres (265.2 km²).
Surface area at 723 feet (220 m) is 50,250 acres (203 km²).
At minimum power pool of 673 feet (205 m), the surface area is 35,820 acres (145.0 km²).
Average depth of lake at summer pool of 723 feet (220 m) above sea level: 90 feet (27 m)
Deepest point in lake: original river channel adjacent to Wolf Creek Dam: 200 feet (60 m)
Depth of river channel upstream of dam to Wolf Creek: generally 160 feet (50 m)
Depth of river channel upstream of Wolf Creek to one mile (2 km) upstream of Burnside:
generally 120 feet (37 m)