Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Barkley Lock and Dam
75.0% full
Capacity
1,071.9 hm³
Volume stored
804 hm³
Vs month average
100% of normal
Coordinates
37.021°N, 88.223°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
75.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
100%of normal
75.0% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 75.0% for October across 2 years of readings (0.0 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 20 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
Barkley Lock and Dam's coordinates fall outside every category on the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. Kentucky drought figures →
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.021°N, 88.223°W · Open in Google Maps
About Barkley Lock and Dam
As of October 28, 2026, Barkley Lock and Dam is filled to 75.0% of its total capacity, holding 803.98 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,072 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Barkley Lock and Dam — 316 data points between October 29, 2021 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 69.4% (December 29, 2021) to a high of 104.7% (April 15, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 37.021°N, 88.223°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 75.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 803.98 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,072 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 37.021°N, 88.223°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 75.0% | 803.98 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 801.07 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 801.07 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 801.07 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 75.0% | 803.98 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 74.5% | 798.17 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 74.5% | 798.17 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 801.07 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 73.9% | 792.35 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 73.4% | 786.54 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 73.1% | 783.63 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 72.6% | 777.91 |