Ocoee #1 (Lower) - River Dashboard

🌊 3-DAY OCOEE #1 OPERATIONS FORECAST

Parksville Dam → Lower Ocoee

INFLOW

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RESERVOIR

827.9 ft

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OUTFLOW

⚡ CURRENT RELEASE

Updated: 2026-04-01 15:00

💧 500

🚣 800

0 6,000 CFS

650

CFS

→ Steady

GETTING CLOSE

Need 150 more CFS

💧 TAILWATER LEVEL (3-Day)

Water level below the dam - Rising = water pouring over spillway!

↗ Rising = Water over dam! → Steady ↘ Falling

Today

Wed 04/01

375

Out

437

MAYBE

🌊 827.9 ft

Tomorrow

Thu 04/02

433

Out

448

MAYBE

🌊 827.9 ft

Day 3

Fri 04/03

373

Out

448

MAYBE

🌊 827.8 ft

💧 Release: 500 CFS - Release starting

🚣 Runnable: 800 CFS - Good paddling conditions!

YES! - Lower Ocoee will run

MAYBE - Close to threshold

NO - Below threshold

📖 Today's Story - What's Happening at the Dam

Hourly observations showing how the dam operates

Time	Lake Level	Tailwater	Release	What's Happening
8 AM	828.0 ft	713.2 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
9 AM	828.0 ft	713.1 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
10 AM	828.0 ft	713.3 ft	9 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
11 AM	827.9 ft	714.3 ft	592 CFS	Release opening!
Noon	827.9 ft	713.2 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
1 PM	827.9 ft	713.1 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
2 PM	827.9 ft	713.4 ft	13 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
3 PM	827.9 ft	714.8 ft	650 CFS	Release opening!

Lake Level = Water elevation in the reservoir (behind the dam)

Tailwater = Water level below the dam (start of whitewater section)

Release = How much water is flowing through the spillway

Ocoee #1 (Lower) 📍 Parksville Dam 📅 Lower Ocoee Info