Laurel Dam
Dam in Laurel County, Kentucky · Laurel · forms Laurel Lake
Height
282 ft
86 m (NID height)
Length
1,420 ft
433 m
Completed
1973
Laurel Lake today
1,000.37 ft
7 days ▲ 0.05 ft
vs full pool
▼ 18.13 ft
Normal storage
185,000 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Recreation; Other; Hydroelectric; Water Supply; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 282 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Nashville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 435,600 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 6,060 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 282 ft
- Drainage area
- 282 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 750 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Nashville District
- Also known as
- Laurel Lake;Laurel River Lake
- NID ID
- KY03046
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 20, 2026. Search NID ID KY03046 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.