Buckhorn Lake water level today
Reservoir in Perry, Kentucky · Middlefork Kentucky River
782.05ft
238.37 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Buckhorn Lake is 0.05 ft above its full pool of 782.00 ft.
It is higher than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.10 ft in 7 days and risen 0.47 ft in 30 days.
Since 2016, the lowest daily level was 756.36 ft (Apr 2026) and the highest 836.90 ft (Feb 2025).
Buckhorn Lake 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 | 780.92 ft | ▼ 1.13 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 779.98 ft | ▼ 2.07 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 779.82 ft | ▼ 2.23 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 780.16 ft | ▼ 1.89 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 779.90 ft | ▼ 2.15 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 779.42 ft | ▼ 2.63 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 779.49 ft | ▼ 2.56 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 777.89 ft | ▼ 4.16 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 781.21 ft | ▼ 0.84 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 780.96 ft | ▼ 1.09 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 836.90 ft on Feb 20, 2025
- Lowest
- 756.36 ft on Apr 4, 2026
- Records from
- 2016 (10 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 782.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 20,003 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 59.7 cfs (1.69 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 60.1 cfs (1.70 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon71°F · Sunny
Wind NNE 2 mph
Wind NNE 2 mph
Tonight39°F · Clear then Areas Of Fog
Wind N 1 mph
Wind N 1 mph
Thursday69°F · Areas Of Fog then Sunny
Wind N 2 mph
Wind N 2 mph
Thursday Night40°F · Mostly Clear then Areas Of Fog
Wind NNE 1 mph
Wind NNE 1 mph
Friday68°F · Areas Of Fog then Sunny
Wind NE 2 mph
Wind NE 2 mph
Friday Night41°F · Patchy Fog
Wind NE 2 mph
Wind NE 2 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.