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Lake Cumberland Water Level

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Lake Cumberland is currently 23.7 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 699.3 feet.

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

Current level

699.26ft

−23.74 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.20 ft

Previous readingSep 17699.44 ft

7-day change

Down 1.36 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 6.80 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
699.26 ft
24h
-0.20 ft
7d
-1.36 ft
30d
-6.80 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Level status

23.74 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool723 ft
  • Flood stage760 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Russell County, KY

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 15, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Russell County, KY

Daily level summary

  • Sep 18, 2026

    699.24 ft

    -0.2 ft

  • Sep 17, 2026

    699.44 ft

    -0.18 ft

  • Sep 16, 2026

    699.62 ft

    -0.21 ft

  • Sep 15, 2026

    699.83 ft

    -0.27 ft

  • Sep 14, 2026

    700.1 ft

    -0.25 ft

  • Sep 13, 2026

    700.35 ft

    -0.18 ft

  • Sep 12, 2026

    700.53 ft

    -0.07 ft

Common questions about Lake Cumberland’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Cumberland is 699.26 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Cumberland lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Cumberland is 723 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 Cumberland lake level is falling — falling about 1.36 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Cumberland is currently 23.74 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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