Cordell Hull Lake is offering a free public tour of the powerhouse and navigational lock 9 a.m. (Central Time) Saturday, June 8, 2024. Tours of the facility are limited to 50 people. Online sign ups will be released by the end of May 2024.
Pre-registration is required for all tour guests, including minors. The deadline to register is seven business days prior to scheduled tour. Personal information collected during sign-up is used for security background checks.
Tour visitors will meet at the parking lot before then powerhouse located at 150 Corps Lane Carthage, TN. After guest check in with a valid photo ID, Corps of Engineers personnel will provide information about Cordell Hull Lake’s unique history, project purposes, recreational opportunities, and an up-close look of the dam and powerhouse facilities.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Cordell Hull Dam is located at river mile 313.5, approximately five miles upstream of Carthage, Tenn. Rising 87 feet above the streambed, the combination earth fill and concrete-gravity dam is 1,306 feet long with a hydroelectric power generating plant. The plant has three 33,000 kilowatt hydropower units that produce approximately 350,000 kilowatts annually.
After the behind the scenes tour visitors are invited to attend the unveiling and ribbon cutting of the State of Tennessee Historical Marker celebrating last year’s 50th anniversary milestone of the Lock and Dam completion.
Tour participants must register for the tours at least a seven business days prior to the desired tour date. The registration form and submission information can be found on the web at https://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/Lakes/Cordell-Hull-Lake/Open-House-Tours/. The public can obtain additional information about these public tours by calling the Cordell Hull Lake Resource Manager’s Office at 615-735-1034.
The public can obtain news, updates and information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on the district’s website at www.lrn.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nashvillecorps, and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nashvillecorps. The public can also follow Cordell Hull Lake on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/cordellhulllake.
