Barren River Lake Dam near Finney water level today
Reservoir in Allen, Kentucky · Barren River
550.70ft
167.85 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Above normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Barren River Lake Dam near Finney is 1.30 ft below its full pool of 552.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 2 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.20 ft in 7 days and fallen 1.19 ft in 30 days.
Since 2001, the lowest daily level was 527.10 ft (Jan 2002) and the highest 586.04 ft (Apr 2025).
Barren River Lake Dam near Finney level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 549.44 ft | ▼ 1.26 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 550.09 ft | ▼ 0.61 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 547.74 ft | ▼ 2.96 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 547.91 ft | ▼ 2.79 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 554.13 ft | ▲ 3.43 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 548.91 ft | ▼ 1.79 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 548.98 ft | ▼ 1.72 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 552.68 ft | ▲ 1.98 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 548.30 ft | ▼ 2.40 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 550.38 ft | ▼ 0.32 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 586.04 ft on Apr 16, 2025
- Lowest
- 527.10 ft on Jan 4, 2002
- Records from
- 2001 (25 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 552.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 234,300 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 68.6 cfs (1.94 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 250 cfs (7.08 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
Tonight41°F · Clear
Wind NE 2 mph
Wind NE 2 mph
Thursday74°F · Sunny
Wind NE 0 to 5 mph
Wind NE 0 to 5 mph
Thursday Night42°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind NE 3 mph
Wind NE 3 mph
Friday72°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind NE 1 to 6 mph
Wind NE 1 to 6 mph
Friday Night44°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind E 1 to 5 mph
Wind E 1 to 5 mph
Saturday74°F · Areas Of Fog then Sunny
Wind SW 0 to 3 mph
Wind SW 0 to 3 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 7 min ago.