Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Martins Fork Dam
102.8% full
Capacity
7.89 hm³
Volume stored
8 hm³
Coordinates
36.752°N, 83.258°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
102.8%vs 7 days ago
-1.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↓falling
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: 2026-09-11.
Catchment Weather
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About Martins Fork Dam
As of September 11, 2026, Martins Fork Dam is filled to 102.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 8 hm³ of water out of a maximum 8 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.6 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Martins Fork Dam — 197 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 57.4% (December 9, 2021) to a high of 105.0% (September 12, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around December.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kentucky basin at 36.752°N, 83.258°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 102.8%
- Water stored
- 8 hm³
- Total capacity
- 8 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kentucky
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.752°N, 83.258°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 102.8% | 8 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 102.8% | 8 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 103.2% | 8 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 103.3% | 8 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 103.8% | 8 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 103.8% | 8 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 104.1% | 8 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 104.4% | 8 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 104.6% | 8 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 104.4% | 8 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 104.7% | 8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 104.7% | 8 |