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Old Hickory Lock and Dam is a dam located in middle Tennessee on the Cumberland River at river mile 216.2 in Sumner and Davidson Counties, approximately 25 miles upstream from Nashville. The reservoir behind the dam is Old Hickory Lake. The dam and lake are named after President Andrew Jackson, who lived in the vicinity at The Hermitage.
  • Country: US
  • Purpose: Flood, Navigation, Power
  • Status: Operational
  • Construction began: January 1952
  • Opening date: December 1957
  • Owner(s): USACE
  • Spillways: 6
Data from: en.wikipedia.org