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Kentucky Lake Water Level

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Kentucky Lake

Kentucky Lake is currently 4.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 354.7 feet.

354.73 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

354.73ft

−4.27 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingOct 24354.76 ft

7-day change

Up 0.27 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.53 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
354.73 ft
24h
-0.02 ft
7d
+0.27 ft
30d
-0.53 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Kentucky Lake is currently 354.73 ft, 4.27 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.27 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.53 ft over the past 30 days.

Kentucky Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

4.27 ft below full pool

Current level
354.73 ft
Full pool
359 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool359 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Marshall County, KY

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Marshall County, KY. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 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 Marshall County, KY

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 2026354.74-0.02
Oct 24, 2026354.76-0.06
Oct 23, 2026354.82+0.08
Oct 22, 2026354.74+0.02
Oct 21, 2026354.72+0.02
Oct 20, 2026354.7+0.13
Oct 19, 2026354.57+0.1

Common questions about Kentucky Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Kentucky Lake is 354.73 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Kentucky Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Kentucky Lake 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 Kentucky Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.27 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Kentucky Lake is currently 4.27 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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