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Lake Barkley Water Level

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Lake Barkley

Lake Barkley is currently 4.6 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 354.4 feet.

354.40 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

354.4ft

−4.60 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.03 ft

Previous readingNov 8354.4 ft

7-day change

Down 0.08 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.43 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
354.40 ft
24h
+0.03 ft
7d
-0.08 ft
30d
-0.43 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Barkley is currently 354.40 ft, 4.60 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.08 ft over the past 7 days and 0.43 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Barkley Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

4.6 ft below full pool

Current level
354.4 ft
Full pool
359 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool359 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Lyon County, KY

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Lyon County, KY is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 3, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Lyon County, KY

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026354.43+0.03
Nov 8, 2026354.4-0.02
Nov 7, 2026354.42-0.01
Nov 6, 2026354.43-0.2
Nov 5, 2026354.63+0.04
Nov 4, 2026354.59+0.01
Nov 3, 2026354.58+0.07

Common questions about Lake Barkley’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Barkley is 354.4 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Barkley lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Barkley is 359 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Barkley lake level is falling — falling about 0.08 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Barkley is currently 4.60 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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