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Nolin River Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Nolin River Lake's own seasonal history.

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FULL POOL 510 512 514 516 518
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of September 23, 2026

515.15 ft NGVD29

level 0.1 ft above full pool — typical for late September

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE lake gauge) and updates live when you load this page.

Is Nolin River Lake full?

Yes, and then some — 0.1 ft above full pool as of September 23, 2026

How full is Nolin River Lake? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.

Nolin River Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2002–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 490 500 510 520 530 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2002–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

full pool 500 520 540 560 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year, wettest on record)
  • 2012 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool 515.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Louisville District full-pool reference
Gauge USACE lake gauge · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NGVD29 — Top of the conservation pool is 515.0 ft in summer; the winter guide is 490 ft.
Last verified August 15, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

What is the lake level for Nolin River Lake today?

Nolin River Lake is at 515.15 ft (NGVD29) as of September 23, 2026 — 0.1 ft above full pool — typical for late September.

Is Nolin River Lake full?

Yes and then some — at 515.15 ft on September 23, 2026, Nolin River Lake is 0.1 ft above its full pool of 515.00 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.

How full is Nolin River Lake?

Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.

What is full pool for Nolin River Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Nolin River Lake is 515.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Louisville District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.