Paintsville Lake lake and shoreline

Paintsville Lake Water Level

Kentucky

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Paintsville Lake is currently at full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 709.0 feet.

709.00 ft · Updated 12 hours ago · USACE LRH District

Current level

709ft

At full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 9709 ft

7-day change

No meaningful change

7-day trend: Stable

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

No meaningful change

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

709 ft709 ft709 ftFULL POOL 709.00 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

At full pool

Current level
709 ft
Full pool
709 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE LRH District

Reference levels

  • Full pool709 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Johnson 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 Johnson County, KY

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    709 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    709 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    709 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    709 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    709 ft

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Common questions about Paintsville Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Paintsville Lake is 709 ft (updated 12 hours ago). You can track the Paintsville Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Paintsville Lake is 709 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Paintsville Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Paintsville Lake is currently at full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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