Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Nolin Lake
62.0% full
Capacity
329.95 hm³
Volume stored
204 hm³
Vs month average
101% of normal
Coordinates
37.277°N, 86.245°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
62.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
101%of normal
62.0% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 61.3% for October across 2 years of readings (+0.7 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 20 October 2026
D1moderate drought
The ground at Nolin Lake's coordinates falls inside the D1 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. 37.277°N, 86.245°W · Open in Google Maps
About Nolin Lake
As of October 28, 2026, Nolin Lake is filled to 62.0% of its total capacity, holding 204.45 hm³ of water out of a maximum 329.95 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 (-0.5 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Nolin Lake — 330 data points between October 29, 2021 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 32.3% (February 16, 2022) to a high of 100.0% (June 30, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around December.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 37.277°N, 86.245°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 62.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 204.45 hm³
- Total capacity
- 329.95 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 37.277°N, 86.245°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 62.0% | 204.45 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 62.0% | 204.67 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 62.1% | 204.81 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 62.2% | 205.17 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 62.3% | 205.6 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 62.4% | 205.95 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 62.5% | 206.1 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 62.5% | 206.31 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 62.6% | 206.52 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 62.7% | 206.88 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 62.8% | 207.1 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 62.8% | 207.31 |