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Kentucky Lake Water Level

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Kentucky Lake is currently 2.5 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 356.5 feet.

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

Current level

356.52ft

−2.48 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingSep 9356.23 ft

7-day change

Down 0.06 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.45 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) MSL

356 ft358 ft359 ftFULL POOL 359.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

2.48 ft below full pool

Current level
356.52 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

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Marshall County, KY

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Marshall County, KY

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    356.21 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    356.23 ft

    -0.06 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    356.29 ft

    +0.05 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    356.24 ft

    +0.12 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    356.12 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    356.12 ft

    -0.18 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    356.3 ft

    +0.03 ft

Common questions about Kentucky Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Kentucky Lake is 356.52 ft (updated 1 hour 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 0.06 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Kentucky Lake is currently 2.48 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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