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Paintsville Lake Water Level

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

709.00 ft · Updated 17 hours ago · USACE LRH District

Current level

709ft

At full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingOct 24709 ft

7-day change

No meaningful change

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

No meaningful change

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
709.00 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
0.00 ft
30d
0.00 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level is near the full pool

Paintsville Lake is currently 709.00 ft, near its full pool. The lake has changed little over the past 7 days and changed little over the past 30 days.

Paintsville Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

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

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Johnson County, KY

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

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 Johnson County, KY

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 20267090
Oct 24, 20267090
Oct 23, 20267090
Oct 22, 20267090
Oct 21, 20267090
Oct 20, 20267090
Oct 19, 20267090

Common questions about Paintsville Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Paintsville Lake is 709 ft (updated 17 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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