HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. -- HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 11, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that the Rockland Recreation Area at Old Hickory Lake is closed until further notice due to damage sustained from the tornado on Saturday night.
“Rockland Recreation Area sustained substantial damage from the tornado on Saturday, December 9,” said Dylon Anderson, natural resource manager, Old Hickory Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “The entire area will be closed to the public until further notice.”
There was damage to other Corps of Engineer’s facilities in the area. Power and phones are out at the Old Hickory Lake Visitor Center, but hydropower operations and navigation lock operations are unaffected. A temporary phone number for the public is (615) 475-7161. Please leave a message.
For additional information, please contact the Old Hickory Lake Resource Management Office at 615-822-4846 (temporarily out of service), oldhickorylake@usace.army.mil and follow Old Hickory Lake on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/oldhickorylake/. The public can obtain news, updates and information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on the district’s website at www.lrn.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nashvillecorps and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nashvillecorps. Follow us on LinkedIn for the latest Nashville District employment and contracting opportunities at https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-nashville-district.
Release no. 23-039