Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota

Water levels and a schedule of water releases may be available for your area of interest. Water levels could be important to your recreational plans (and to ensure your personal safety) if you want to boat, canoe, or fish.

In addition to the list of websites (below), you can check the individual website for each reservoir and look for links like "Water Resources" "Water Control" or "Lake Levels." You can also call ahead to the place you plan to visit to get the latest information - phone numbers and e-mail addresses are provided in Recreation.gov for 2,800 recreation sites.

For more information, see:

• Corps of Engineers Water and Dam Information
• Water Watch at US Geological Society
• Tennesee Valley Authority Water Release Information
• Tennessee Valley Authority Water Release Information by phone or
  To use this service with a push-button phone, call one of these numbers:

  Knoxville, Tennessee: 865-632-2264
  Chattanooga, Tennessee: 423-751-2264
  Muscle Shoals, Alabama: 256-386-2264
  Elsewhere in the Tennessee Valley: 800-238-2264 (toll-free)
  TDD: 800-438-2264

• Bureau of Reclamation Reservoir and River Data