Carr Creek Dam
Dam in Knott County, Kentucky · Carr Creek · forms Carr Creek Lake near Sassafras
Height
132 ft
40 m (NID height)
Length
720 ft
219 m
Completed
1975
Carr Creek Lake near Sassafras today
1,026.18 ft
7 days ▼ 1.49 ft
vs full pool
▼ 1.82 ft
Normal storage
22,620 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 132 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 47,700 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 710 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 104 ft
- Drainage area
- 58 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 285 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Carr Creek Lake
- NID ID
- KY03056
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 13, 2026. Search NID ID KY03056 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Carr Creek Lake near Sassafras
- Carr Creek Dam Sediment Dam 3 - Defeated Creek
- Carr Creek Dam Sediment Dam 1 - Shingle Branch