J. Percy Priest Dam
Dam in Davidson County, Tennessee · Stones River · forms J Percy Priest Lake
Height
147 ft
45 m (NID height)
Length
2,716 ft
828 m
Completed
1967
J Percy Priest Lake today
489.18 ft
7 days ▼ 0.23 ft
Normal storage
202,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation; Hydroelectric; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 147 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Nashville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 652,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 14,200 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 130 ft
- Drainage area
- 892 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 180 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Nashville District
- Also known as
- J Percy Priest Lake
- NID ID
- TN03701
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 20, 2026. Search NID ID TN03701 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.