Dewey Dam
Dam in Floyd County, Kentucky · Johns Creek of Levisa Fork · forms Dewey Lake
Height
118 ft
36 m (NID height)
Length
913 ft
278 m
Completed
1949
Dewey Lake today
650.43 ft
7 days ▼ 0.13 ft
Normal storage
17,200 acre-ft
Below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 118 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Huntington District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 93,300 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,100 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 86 ft
- Drainage area
- 206 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 60 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- Dewey Lake
- NID ID
- KY03029
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 24, 2026. Search NID ID KY03029 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Dewey Lake
- Dewey Dam - Brandykeg Dike