Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Nolin Lake
63.8% full
Capacity
329.95 hm³
Volume stored
211 hm³
Coordinates
37.277°N, 86.245°W
Last updated
2026-09-10
Current fill
63.8%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: 2026-09-10.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Nolin Lake
As of September 10, 2026, Nolin Lake is filled to 63.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 211 hm³ of water out of a maximum 330 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 (-0.4 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Nolin Lake — 120 data points between May 14, 2026 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 40.4% (May 14, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (June 30, 2026).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kentucky basin at 37.277°N, 86.245°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 63.8%
- Water stored
- 211 hm³
- Total capacity
- 330 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kentucky
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 37.277°N, 86.245°W
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 63.8% | 211 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 63.8% | 210 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 63.8% | 211 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 63.9% | 211 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 64.0% | 211 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 64.0% | 211 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 64.2% | 212 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 64.2% | 212 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 64.3% | 212 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 64.3% | 212 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 64.3% | 212 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 64.3% | 212 |