Nolin River Dam
Dam in Edmonson County, Kentucky · Nolin River · forms Nolin Lake
Height
167 ft
51 m (NID height)
Length
980 ft
299 m
Completed
1963
Nolin Lake today
514.47 ft
7 days ▼ 0.15 ft
vs full pool
▼ 0.53 ft
Normal storage
170,140 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 167 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 609,400 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 5,790 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 146 ft
- Drainage area
- 703 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 300 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Nolin Lake
- NID ID
- KY03011
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 15, 2026. Search NID ID KY03011 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.