Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Laurel Dam
87.3% full
Capacity
510.59 hm³
Volume stored
446 hm³
Coordinates
36.962°N, 84.268°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
87.3%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
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: 2026-09-11.
Catchment Weather
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About Laurel Dam
As of September 11, 2026, Laurel Dam is filled to 87.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 446 hm³ of water out of a maximum 511 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Laurel Dam — 328 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 85.6% (July 5, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (March 2, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kentucky basin at 36.962°N, 84.268°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.3%
- Water stored
- 446 hm³
- Total capacity
- 511 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kentucky
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.962°N, 84.268°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 87.3% | 446 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 87.3% | 446 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 87.4% | 446 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 87.4% | 446 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 87.4% | 446 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 87.4% | 446 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 87.4% | 446 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 87.7% | 448 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 88.1% | 450 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 88.5% | 452 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 88.9% | 454 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 89.0% | 455 |