Nolin Lake water level today
Reservoir in Edmonson, Kentucky · Nolin River
514.53ft
156.83 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Nolin Lake is 0.47 ft below its full pool of 515.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 1 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.04 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.72 ft in 30 days.
Since 2002, the lowest daily level was 491.90 ft (Dec 2025) and the highest 559.65 ft (May 2011).
Nolin 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 | 515.60 ft | ▲ 1.07 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 513.62 ft | ▼ 0.91 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 512.98 ft | ▼ 1.55 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 511.03 ft | ▼ 3.50 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 513.17 ft | ▼ 1.36 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 508.39 ft | ▼ 6.14 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 512.81 ft | ▼ 1.72 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 511.21 ft | ▼ 3.32 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 512.24 ft | ▼ 2.29 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 513.44 ft | ▼ 1.09 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 559.65 ft on May 7, 2011
- Lowest
- 491.90 ft on Dec 3, 2025
- Records from
- 2002 (25 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 515.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 167,432 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 44.9 cfs (1.27 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 128 cfs (3.63 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon75°F · Sunny
Wind N 5 mph
Wind N 5 mph
Tonight43°F · Clear
Wind N 2 mph
Wind N 2 mph
Thursday74°F · Sunny
Wind NE 0 to 6 mph
Wind NE 0 to 6 mph
Thursday Night44°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind NE 2 mph
Wind NE 2 mph
Friday73°F · Sunny
Wind E 5 mph
Wind E 5 mph
Friday Night45°F · Mostly Clear
Wind E 3 mph
Wind E 3 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.