Wolf Creek Dam
Dam in Russell County, Kentucky · Cumberland · forms Lake Cumberland
Height
258 ft
79 m (NID height)
Length
5,736 ft
1,748 m
Completed
1951
Lake Cumberland today
693.36 ft
7 days ▼ 1.23 ft
Normal storage
2,142,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Other; Recreation; Water Supply; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 258 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Nashville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 6,089,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 50,250 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 233 ft
- Drainage area
- 5,789 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 500 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Nashville District
- Also known as
- Lake Cumberland
- NID ID
- KY03010
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 20, 2026. Search NID ID KY03010 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.