Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Laurel Dam
78.7% full
Capacity
521.5 hm³
Volume stored
410 hm³
Vs month average
98% of normal
Coordinates
36.962°N, 84.268°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
78.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.8 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
98%of normal
78.7% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 80.2% for October across 2 years of readings (-1.5 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 20 October 2026
D0abnormally dry
The ground at Laurel Dam's coordinates falls inside the D0 area of 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. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.962°N, 84.268°W · Open in Google Maps
About Laurel Dam
As of October 28, 2026, Laurel Dam is filled to 78.7% of its total capacity, holding 410.19 hm³ of water out of a maximum 521.5 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 (-0.8 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Laurel Dam — 330 data points between October 29, 2021 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 78.6% (October 27, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (May 9, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 36.962°N, 84.268°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 78.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 410.19 hm³
- Total capacity
- 521.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.8 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.962°N, 84.268°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 78.7% | 410.19 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 78.6% | 410.13 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 78.7% | 410.32 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 79.4% | 413.89 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 79.4% | 414.07 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 79.3% | 413.51 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 79.4% | 413.82 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 79.5% | 414.39 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 79.6% | 414.89 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 79.4% | 414.33 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 79.5% | 414.64 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 79.5% | 414.58 |