Taylorsville Dam
Dam in Spencer County, Kentucky · Salt River · forms Taylorsville Lake
Height
162 ft
49 m (NID height)
Length
1,280 ft
390 m
Completed
1983
Taylorsville Lake today
546.10 ft
7 days ▼ 0.24 ft
vs full pool
▼ 0.90 ft
Normal storage
86,440 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 162 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 291,670 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,050 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 143 ft
- Drainage area
- 353 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 290 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Taylorsville Lake
- NID ID
- KY03051
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 21, 2026. Search NID ID KY03051 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.