Taylorsville Lake lake and shoreline

Taylorsville Lake Water Level

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Taylorsville Lake is currently 0.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 546.7 feet.

546.69 ft · Updated 19 hours ago · USACE LRL District

Current level

546.69ft

−0.31 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.04 ft

Previous readingSep 9546.65 ft

7-day change

Down 0.08 ft

7-day trend: Falling

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.08 ft

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

547 ft547 ft547 ftFULL POOL 547.00 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

0.31 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool547 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Spencer 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 Spencer County, KY

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    546.69 ft

    +0.04 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    546.65 ft

    -0.05 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    546.7 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    546.74 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    546.77 ft

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Common questions about Taylorsville Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Taylorsville Lake is 546.69 ft (updated 19 hours ago). You can track the Taylorsville Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Taylorsville Lake is 547 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Taylorsville Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.08 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Taylorsville Lake is currently 0.31 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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