Kentucky lake levels today: Kentucky lakes

11 of 16 Kentucky lakes are below full pool today. Laurel River Lake is the lowest for the date, Cave Run Lake the highest.

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Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Laurel River Lake.

Kentucky at a glance

Pictured: Cave Run Lake, which is at full pool today.

18 Kentucky lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
11 Below full poolOut of 16 with a published full pool; 5 are at or above it.
6 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 18 with five or more years of history; 5 are higher than usual.
15 Lower than a year agoOut of 18 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every Kentucky lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Laurel River Lake is the emptiest Kentucky lake today (19.2 ft below full) and Cave Run Lake the fullest (at full pool).

Compared with a year ago, Laurel River Lake has dropped the most (9.4 ft lower) and Fishtrap Lake has gained the most (0.8 ft higher).

6 of 18 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

Select a column heading to sort the table. Each lake links to its own page with a 12-month chart and the dock check.

Kentucky lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Laurel River Lake	999.31	−19.2 ft	0th pct	−9.04	−9.35
Grayson Lake	642.68	Natural lake	0th pct	−1.73	−1.79
Paintsville Lake	708.55	98.8%	0th pct	−0.45	−0.45
Yatesville Lake	629.45	100.4%	0th pct	−0.16	−0.19
Rough River Lake	481.89	37.4%	7th pct	−7.38	−1.08
Green River Lake	673.72	80.8%	21st pct	−0.91	−0.72
Taylorsville Lake	545.74	36.7%	29th pct	−1.49	−1.48
Carr Creek Lake	1,023.22	47.0%	30th pct	−0.16	−2.48
Lake Cumberland	691.12	−31.9 ft	33rd pct	−1.15	−3.35
Dale Hollow Lake	638.25	−12.8 ft	33rd pct	−0.88	−0.58
Barren River Lake	542.84	53.8%	42nd pct	−0.39	−2.49
Kentucky Lake	354.68	Full	42nd pct	−0.06	−0.14
Lake Barkley	354.75	−4.3 ft	43rd pct	−0.12	−0.05
Buckhorn Lake	780.76	37.4%	90th pct	+6.11	−1.45
Nolin River Lake	511.56	82.0%	92nd pct	+5.22	−1.10
Dewey Lake	650.22	+3.1 ft	100th pct	+0.55	+0.52
Fishtrap Lake	756.73	Natural lake	100th pct	+0.93	+0.84
Cave Run Lake	729.73	95.3%	100th pct	+2.63	+0.62

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Kentucky lake questions

Which Kentucky lake is the fullest right now?

Cave Run Lake: at full pool, holding 95.3% of its conservation storage.

Which Kentucky lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Laurel River Lake (19.2 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Laurel River Lake (much lower than usual).

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.