Martins Fork Dam
Dam in Harlan County, Kentucky · Martins Fork of Cumberland R. · forms Martins Fork Lake
Height
120 ft
37 m (NID height)
Length
504 ft
154 m
Completed
1978
Martins Fork Lake today
1,305.96 ft
7 days ▼ 1.31 ft
Normal storage
3,700 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 120 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Nashville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 21,100 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 340 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 97 ft
- Drainage area
- 56 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Nashville District
- Also known as
- Martins Fork Lake
- NID ID
- KY03061
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 20, 2026. Search NID ID KY03061 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.