Cordell Hull Lake

Cordell Hull Lake is a lake in the Cumberland River in north-central Tennessee, about forty miles east of Nashville, in the vicinity of Carthage. It covers approximately 12,000 acres (49 km2).

Cordell Hull Lake
Cordell Hull Lake
Cordell Hull Lake
Cordell Hull Lake
LocationSmith / Jackson / Clay counties, Tennessee, US
Coordinates36°17′24″N 085°56′38″W
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsCumberland River
Primary outflowsCumberland River
Catchment area8,096 sq mi (20,970 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Built1963—1973[2]
Max. length72 mi (116 km)[3]
Surface area11,960 acres (48.4 km2)[3]
Average depth20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Max. depth90 ft (27 m)[3]
Water volume310,900 acre⋅ft (0.3835 km3)[1]
Shore length1381 mi (613 km)[3]
Surface elevation504 ft (154 m)[3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cordell Hull Dam, on the Cumberland River, was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between May 1963 and November 1973 for navigation, hydroelectric power generation and recreation.[4] The dam is a concrete and earthen gravity structure, 87 feet high (above streambed), with a generator capacity of 100 megawatts.[5] It impounds 259,100 acre feet (0.3196 km3) at normal maximum pool, with a maximum flood storage of 310,900 acre feet (0.3835 km3).

Both are named for Cordell Hull, former United States Secretary of State.[2]

References

  1. "National Inventory of Dams". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved Sep 6, 2011.
  2. "Lake History". Cordell Hull Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved Sep 6, 2011.
  3. "Frequently Asked Questions". Cordell Hull Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved Sep 6, 2011.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2011-09-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-07-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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