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Barren River Lake water level today

550.75 ft above sea level (October 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM). Barren River Lake is falling slowly: down 0.15 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.17 ft over 30 days.

Level now550.75 ft
Past 24 hours−0.01 ft
Past 7 days−0.15 ft
Past 30 days−1.17 ft
vs 1 year ago+1.06 ft

Barren River Lake level over the last 12 months

526533540548555 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 528.00 ft (January 13, 2026). High: 552.90 ft (July 26, 2026). Swing: 24.90 ft.

Daily Barren River Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026550.75−0.01 ft
Oct 19, 2026550.76−0.04 ft
Oct 18, 2026550.80−0.06 ft
Oct 17, 2026550.86−0.04 ft
Oct 16, 2026550.90−0.06 ft
Oct 15, 2026550.96+0.06 ft
Oct 14, 2026550.90±0.00 ft
Oct 13, 2026550.90−0.05 ft
Oct 12, 2026550.95−0.03 ft
Oct 11, 2026550.98+0.01 ft
Oct 10, 2026550.97±0.00 ft
Oct 9, 2026550.97−0.05 ft
Oct 8, 2026551.02−0.06 ft
Oct 7, 2026551.08−0.05 ft
Oct 6, 2026551.13−0.05 ft
Oct 5, 2026551.18−0.05 ft
Oct 4, 2026551.23−0.05 ft
Oct 3, 2026551.28−0.06 ft
Oct 2, 2026551.34−0.01 ft
Oct 1, 2026551.35−0.06 ft
Sep 30, 2026551.41−0.06 ft
Sep 29, 2026551.47−0.04 ft
Sep 28, 2026551.51−0.08 ft
Sep 27, 2026551.59−0.06 ft
Sep 26, 2026551.65−0.06 ft
Sep 25, 2026551.71−0.07 ft
Sep 24, 2026551.78−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 2026551.83−0.03 ft
Sep 22, 2026551.86−0.02 ft
Sep 21, 2026551.88−0.04 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025538.48528.33545.79
Dec 2025529.27528.10532.65
Jan 2026529.29528.00533.55
Feb 2026529.02528.16530.48
Mar 2026532.96528.20538.23
Apr 2026539.60538.34540.78
May 2026542.04540.84544.38
Jun 2026545.29544.49547.22
Jul 2026550.74547.31552.90
Aug 2026552.59552.43552.68
Sep 2026552.09551.41552.57
Oct 2026 *551.02550.75551.35

* partial month or year.

Barren River Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *528.00 Jan 13552.90 Jul 26542.25
2025528.10 Dec 8586.04 Apr 16555.87
2024528.21 Jan 21567.46 May 30543.86
2023 *528.15 Dec 8549.99 Oct 15535.43

Barren River Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025549.69 ft+1.06 ft
2024550.39 ft+0.36 ft
2023548.01 ft+2.74 ft

Is Barren River Lake full?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 550.75 ft with the 12-month range above (528.00 to 552.90 ft) and with past years.

Is Barren River Lake rising or falling?

Barren River Lake is falling slowly: down 0.15 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.17 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.01 ft.

How does Barren River Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 1.06 ft higher. Two years ago on this date it stood at 550.39 ft.

Data source

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE CWMS Data API), gauge Barren-Lake.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.USGS-rev; readings since Oct 15, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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