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Lake Cumberland Water Level

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Lake Cumberland

Lake Cumberland is currently 31.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 691.1 feet.

691.06 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

691.06ft

−31.94 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.18 ft

Previous readingNov 2691.4 ft

7-day change

Down 1.54 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 5.49 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
691.06 ft
24h
-0.18 ft
7d
-1.54 ft
30d
-5.49 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 Cumberland is currently 691.06 ft, 31.94 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 1.54 ft over the past 7 days and 5.49 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Cumberland Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

31.94 ft below full pool

Current level
691.06 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

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

11.2% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Russell County, KY

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Russell County, KY is Abnormally Dry (D0). 11.2% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats 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) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

11.2% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 27, 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 Russell County, KY

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 3, 2026691.22-0.18
Nov 2, 2026691.4-0.24
Nov 1, 2026691.64-0.2
Oct 31, 2026691.84-0.22
Oct 30, 2026692.06-0.24
Oct 29, 2026692.3-0.23
Oct 28, 2026692.53-0.23

Common questions about Lake Cumberland’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Cumberland is 691.06 ft (updated 1 hour 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 1.54 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Cumberland is currently 31.94 ft below full pool.

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

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