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Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS

Taylorsville Lake

61.9% full

Capacity

170.24 hm³

Volume stored

105 hm³

Coordinates

38.004°N, 85.307°W

Last updated

2026-09-10

Current fill

61.9%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-0.6%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-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

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.004, -85.307 · Open in Google Maps

About Taylorsville Lake

As of September 10, 2026, Taylorsville Lake is filled to 61.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 105 hm³ of water out of a maximum 170 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 (-0.6 pts).

Across the readings we hold for Taylorsville Lake — 329 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 58.5% (December 24, 2021) to a high of 100.0% (March 9, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around April.

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kentucky basin at 38.004°N, 85.307°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
61.9%
Water stored
105 hm³
Total capacity
170 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.6 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Kentucky
Operator
USACE
Coordinates
38.004°N, 85.307°W
Last updated
September 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Sep 202661.9%105
9 Sep 202661.9%105
8 Sep 202662.0%106
7 Sep 202662.1%106
6 Sep 202662.2%106
5 Sep 202662.3%106
4 Sep 202662.4%106
3 Sep 202662.5%106
2 Sep 202662.5%106
1 Sep 202662.6%107
31 Aug 202662.7%107
30 Aug 202662.7%107

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