Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Green River Lake
63.0% full
Capacity
476.19 hm³
Volume stored
300 hm³
Coordinates
37.246°N, 85.339°W
Last updated
2026-09-16
Current fill
63.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-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: 2026-09-16.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Green River Lake
As of September 16, 2026, Green River Lake is filled to 63.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 300 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 (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Green River Lake — 329 data points between September 18, 2021 and September 16, 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
- 63.0%
- Water stored
- 300 hm³
- Total capacity
- 476 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kentucky
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 37.246°N, 85.339°W
- Last updated
- September 16, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | 63.0% | 300 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 63.1% | 300 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 63.1% | 301 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 63.1% | 301 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 63.2% | 301 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 63.2% | 301 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 63.1% | 301 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 63.0% | 300 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 63.0% | 300 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 63.1% | 301 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 63.3% | 301 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 63.4% | 302 |