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Green River Lake

61.6% full

Capacity

476.19 hm³

Volume stored

293 hm³

Coordinates

37.246°N, 85.339°W

Last updated

2026-10-09

Current fill

61.6%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-0.5%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

→

stable

Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-10-09.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.246, -85.339 · Open in Google Maps

About Green River Lake

As of October 9, 2026, Green River Lake is filled to 61.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 293 hm³ of water out of a maximum 476 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 (-0.5 pts).

Across the readings we hold for Green River Lake — 330 data points between October 10, 2021 and October 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 49.6% (December 27, 2021) to a high of 100.0% (January 12, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around December.

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kentucky basin at 37.246°N, 85.339°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
61.6%
Water stored
293 hm³
Total capacity
476 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.5 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Kentucky
Operator
USACE
Coordinates
37.246°N, 85.339°W
Last updated
October 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Oct 202661.6%293
8 Oct 202661.6%293
7 Oct 202661.7%294
6 Oct 202661.8%294
5 Oct 202661.8%295
4 Oct 202661.9%295
3 Oct 202662.0%295
2 Oct 202662.1%296
1 Oct 202662.1%296
30 Sep 202662.2%296
29 Sep 202662.3%296
28 Sep 202662.3%297

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