Lake Barkley Water Level Today

Lake Barkley is at 354.9 ft as of 5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

354.9 ft

Elevation above sea level

4.1 ft

Below full pool of 359.0 ft

Today, 354.9 ftFull pool, 359.0 ft

Last 24 hours

+0.21 ft

Last 7 days

+0.62 ft

Last 30 days

−0.38 ft

Compared with normal

not reported

Updated 5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Lake Barkley level history

30 days1 year

Last 30 daysFull pool, 359.0 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 359.0 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

No. It is 4.1 ft below its full pool elevation of 359.0 ft.

Rising: it is up 0.62 ft over the last 7 days.

Daily levels since January 2024. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Operator	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District
Dam	Barkley Lock and Dam
Full pool	359.0 ft
Normal storage	868,879 acre-ft
Surface area	57,920 acres
County	Lyon

Full pool: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Lake Cumberland	not reported	693.1 ft	−1.15 ft	5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24
Center Hill Lake	not reported	631.1 ft	−0.46 ft	5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24
Kentucky Lake	not reported	354.7 ft	not reported	6:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24
Rend Lake	not reported	403.3 ft	−0.18 ft	5:30 p.m. CT, Oct 24
Rough River Lake	not reported	486.6 ft	−2.87 ft	5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24
Nolin Lake	not reported	514.4 ft	−0.19 ft	6:00 a.m. CT, Oct 24

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