Grayson Dam
Dam in Carter County, Kentucky · Little Sandy River · forms Grayson Lake
Height
120 ft
37 m (NID height)
Length
1,460 ft
445 m
Completed
1968
Grayson Lake today
643.42 ft
7 days ▼ 0.20 ft
vs full pool
▲ 9.42 ft
Normal storage
29,390 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 120 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Huntington District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 118,990 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,510 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 89 ft
- Drainage area
- 196 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 210 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Huntington District
- Also known as
- Grayson Lake
- NID ID
- KY03030
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 1, 2026. Search NID ID KY03030 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.