";s:4:"text";s:3436:" Here’s what you need to know to go through a lock safely.Moving from one reservoir to another, or “locking through,” is a free service with facilities provided by TVA and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Please When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Exit at no-wake speed, and do not pass any other vessels as you exit the lock.Have issues or suggestions for the website? For website corrections, write to chief.public-affairs@usace.army.mil In a crowded lock chamber, you may also be asked to tie off another boat.Engines should be shut down during the lockage, passengers should remain seated, and everyone aboard should wear a personal floatation device during the entire process.Remain moored until the lockage is complete, the gate is fully open and the lock operator signals you to exit the lock. Boats can move from one TVA-managed reservoir to another through a series of well-planned locks.
Old Hickory Lock is open 20 hours daily and is only closed from 2 to 6 a.m., seven days a week. South Dickerson Chapel Rd access- Lat-Long: 36.30298, -86.23336. Tie off your boat to a floating mooring post; do not tie it to a ladder or any other fixed structure within the lock. Site Directions: Travel on Hwy 231 north from Lebanon and just after crossing the Cumberland River, there is an access road on the right (east side).
Here’s what you need to know to go through a lock safely.
North Dickerson Chapel Rd access- Lat-Long: 36.30789, -86.23384. Boaters wishing to lock through Old Hickory Lock should contact the lock master via radio on channels 13, 14 or 16, or call 615-847-3281 when approaching the project. The process usually takes 45 minutes to an hour, but may take longer when commercial traffic is heavy.All boats entering locks should have at least 50 feet of rope or line that can be used to moor the boat to floating mooring bits (posts) on the lock chamber wall, which move as the water levels in the lock fluctuate. Cleeces Ferry Right Bank Access Area (3801 Old Hickory Blvd. No lockage of a vessel can begin if completion of the lockage will extend beyond the normal hours of operation. Moving from one reservoir to another, or “locking through,” is a free service with facilities provided by TVA and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
