Lake Cumberland water level today
Reservoir in Russell, Kentucky · Cumberland
693.68ft
211.43 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateSteady
What this means
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 9 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 1.24 ft in 7 days and fallen 5.18 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 678.61 ft (Oct 2007) and the highest 756.46 ft (Feb 2019).
Lake Cumberland level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 695.97 ft | ▲ 2.29 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 696.23 ft | ▲ 2.55 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 694.40 ft | ▲ 0.72 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 693.81 ft | ▲ 0.13 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 694.87 ft | ▲ 1.19 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 698.80 ft | ▲ 5.12 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 692.29 ft | ▼ 1.39 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 711.65 ft | ▲ 17.97 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 704.35 ft | ▲ 10.67 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 697.81 ft | ▲ 4.13 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 756.46 ft on Feb 26, 2019
- Lowest
- 678.61 ft on Oct 23, 2007
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Inflow
- 6,949 cfs (196.8 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 11,970 cfs (339.0 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
Tonight41°F · Areas Of Fog
Wind N 3 mph
Wind N 3 mph
Thursday73°F · Areas Of Fog then Sunny
Wind N 2 to 7 mph
Wind N 2 to 7 mph
Thursday Night42°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind NE 3 mph
Wind NE 3 mph
Friday71°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind NE 1 to 5 mph
Wind NE 1 to 5 mph
Friday Night46°F · Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind E 3 mph
Wind E 3 mph
Saturday74°F · Areas Of Fog then Sunny
Wind SW 2 mph
Wind SW 2 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 2 h ago.