Rough River Lake lake and shoreline

Rough River Lake Water Level

Officially Rough River Lake (Rough River Dam)

Kentucky

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Rough River Lake is currently 0.4 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 490.4 feet.

490.40 ft · Updated 56 minutes ago · USACE Louisville District Daily Lake Report

Current level

490.4ft

+0.40 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.07 ft

Previous readingSep 9490.3 ft

7-day change

Up 0.07 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 6.73 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

491 ft494 ft496 ftFULL POOL 490.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

0.4 ft above full pool

Current level
490.4 ft
Full pool
490 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE Louisville District Daily Lake Report

Reference levels

  • Full pool490 ft
  • Flood stage524 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Breckinridge County, KY

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    490.37 ft

    +0.07 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    490.3 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    490.3 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    490.3 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    490.3 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    490.3 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    490.3 ft

    0 ft

Common questions about Rough River Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Rough River Lake is 490.4 ft (updated 56 minutes ago). You can track the Rough River Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Rough River Lake is 490 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Rough River Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.07 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Rough River Lake is currently 0.40 ft above full pool.

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