Cave Run Dam
Dam in Bath County, Kentucky · Licking River · forms Cave Run Lake
Height
148 ft
45 m (NID height)
Length
2,700 ft
823 m
Completed
1965
Cave Run Lake today
729.98 ft
7 days ▲ 0.10 ft
vs full pool
▼ 0.02 ft
Normal storage
222,581 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 148 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 614,100 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 8,270 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 139 ft
- Drainage area
- 826 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 650 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Cave Run Lake
- NID ID
- KY03055
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 19, 2026. Search NID ID KY03055 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.