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  • Park rangers promote water safety at Nashville Boat Show

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 11, 2019) – Boaters and their families are invited to navigate to booth 404 at the Nashville Boat Show in Music City Center to meet with park rangers who are familiar with Corps of Engineers lakes, dams, locks, recreation areas and campgrounds in the Cumberland River Basin.

  • Boy Scouts spruce up Cheatham Lake for National Public Lands Day

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 6, 2018) – Local Boy Scout Pack 503 partnered with park rangers today to mulch flower beds, trim pollinator plants, and pick up trash around the Cheatham Lake Resource Manager’s Office.

  • Kids catch interest in outdoors, environment at fishing rodeo

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (June 16, 2018) – Kids caught fish and an interest in the outdoors and environment today during the Cheatham Lake Annual Fishing Rodeo.

  • Cheatham Lake park rangers engage students on environmental awareness

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 31, 2018) – Cheatham Lake park rangers engaged students at West Cheatham Elementary School Gymnasium May 22 for Environmental Awareness Day.

  • NR 18-014: Public invited for Cheatham Lock, Dam, Powerhouse tour on Cumberland River

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 10, 2018) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Cheatham Lock, Dam and Hydropower Plant in Ashland City, Tenn. Free tours for the general public are Saturday, July 21; and Saturday, Sept. 8. Tours of the facility are limited to 45 persons and each tour begins at 11 a.m. Central Time. 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.

  • Ashland City Elementary School students pledge to practice water safety

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 10, 2018) – Cheatham Lake Park Rangers celebrated the culmination of the “2018 Summer Pledge to Practice Water Safety” partnership today at Ashland City Elementary School, engaging students on the importance of water safety, learning to swim, swimming with a buddy, and how to pick the correct size life jacket.

  • Girl Scouts volunteer for Earth Day event at Cheatham Lake

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (April 28, 2018) – Local Girl Scouts joined park rangers at Cheatham Lake today for Earth Day activities, and their volunteer work contributed toward earning a Community Service badge.

  • NR 18-004: Expect higher levels, stronger currents on Cumberland River

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announced today that it expects higher levels and flows along the Cumberland River this week due to releases from Corps dams over the next three days, even though the weather is expected to be dry during this time. The dry weather is allowing the Corps to continue regaining storage in upstream reservoirs. The stage at Nashville will rise approximately four feet from a stage of 31 feet to near 35 feet today and remain elevated through midweek. The flow currently at Nashville is more than 40 million gallons of water per minute.

  • NR 18-002: Public workshop rescheduled for Cheatham Lake shoreline management update

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 30, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has rescheduled a public workshop to provide input concerning the Cheatham Lake Shoreline Management Plan five-year review. The workshop is rescheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Ashland City Elementary School Library in Ashland City, Tenn. In case of inclement weather, please call the Cheatham Lake Resource Manager’s Office at (615) 792-5697 by 4 p.m. to verify scheduling.

  • NR 18-001: Cheatham Lake shoreline management plan workshop cancelled

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 22, 2018) – Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is cancelling a public workshop to update the Cheatham Lake Shoreline Management Plan previously scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 at the Ashland City Elementary School Library in Ashland City, Tenn. This workshop will be rescheduled at the conclusion of the shutdown.