Ocoee #3 (Upper) - River Dashboard

🌊 3-DAY OCOEE #3 OPERATIONS FORECAST

Ocoee Dam #3 → Upper Ocoee

INFLOW

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RESERVOIR

1432.5 ft

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OUTFLOW

⚡ CURRENT RELEASE

Updated: 2026-04-01 15:00

💧 500

🚣 1,000

0 6,000 CFS

1,072

CFS

↗ Rising

RUNNABLE!

Upper Ocoee is running!

💧 TAILWATER LEVEL (3-Day)

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

↗ Rising = Water over dam! → Steady ↘ Falling

Today

Wed 04/01

433

Out

402

🌊 1431.7 ft

Tomorrow

Thu 04/02

440

Out

405

🌊 1432.0 ft

Day 3

Fri 04/03

435

Out

315

🌊 1432.7 ft

💧 Release: 500 CFS - Release starting

🚣 Runnable: 1,000 CFS - Good paddling conditions!

YES! - Upper 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	1,432.3 ft	1,114.0 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
9 AM	1,432.4 ft	1,114.2 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
10 AM	1,432.5 ft	1,114.2 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
11 AM	1,432.6 ft	1,114.1 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
Noon	1,432.7 ft	1,114.0 ft	0 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
1 PM	1,432.7 ft	1,115.7 ft	12 CFS	Dam quiet, no release
2 PM	1,432.6 ft	1,118.5 ft	1,076 CFS	Release opening!
3 PM	1,432.5 ft	1,118.4 ft	1,072 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

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