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Lake Cumberland water level today

693.96 ft above sea level (October 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM). Lake Cumberland is falling steadily: down 1.11 ft in the past 7 days and down 4.98 ft over 30 days.

Level now693.96 ft
Past 24 hours+0.01 ft
Past 7 days−1.11 ft
Past 30 days−4.98 ft
vs 1 year ago−2.15 ft

Lake Cumberland level over the last 12 months

683690697704711 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 685.28 ft (January 9, 2026). High: 709.48 ft (July 1, 2026). Swing: 24.20 ft.

Daily Lake Cumberland levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026693.96+0.01 ft
Oct 19, 2026693.95−0.20 ft
Oct 18, 2026694.15−0.10 ft
Oct 17, 2026694.25−0.17 ft
Oct 16, 2026694.42−0.22 ft
Oct 15, 2026694.64−0.25 ft
Oct 14, 2026694.89−0.18 ft
Oct 13, 2026695.07−0.19 ft
Oct 12, 2026695.26−0.13 ft
Oct 11, 2026695.39−0.17 ft
Oct 10, 2026695.56−0.15 ft
Oct 9, 2026695.71−0.21 ft
Oct 8, 2026695.92−0.21 ft
Oct 7, 2026696.13−0.19 ft
Oct 6, 2026696.32−0.21 ft
Oct 5, 2026696.53−0.17 ft
Oct 4, 2026696.70−0.13 ft
Oct 3, 2026696.83−0.13 ft
Oct 2, 2026696.96−0.25 ft
Oct 1, 2026697.21−0.16 ft
Sep 30, 2026697.37−0.20 ft
Sep 29, 2026697.57−0.17 ft
Sep 28, 2026697.74−0.15 ft
Sep 27, 2026697.89−0.06 ft
Sep 26, 2026697.95−0.09 ft
Sep 25, 2026698.04−0.10 ft
Sep 24, 2026698.14−0.20 ft
Sep 23, 2026698.34−0.19 ft
Sep 22, 2026698.53−0.25 ft
Sep 21, 2026698.78−0.16 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025692.26690.23694.55
Dec 2025688.69686.33689.96
Jan 2026686.68685.28690.69
Feb 2026693.89690.70700.28
Mar 2026705.31700.88709.00
Apr 2026707.65705.67708.94
May 2026704.74703.49706.44
Jun 2026706.66705.84709.46
Jul 2026708.87707.65709.48
Aug 2026705.91703.55707.52
Sep 2026699.90697.37703.22
Oct 2026 *695.49693.95697.21

* partial month or year.

Lake Cumberland year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *685.28 Jan 9709.48 Jul 1701.78
2025686.33 Dec 31736.05 Feb 21709.08
2024686.77 Jan 5730.45 May 29706.56
2023 *686.85 Dec 8695.44 Oct 15689.84

Lake Cumberland on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025696.11 ft−2.15 ft
2024696.43 ft−2.47 ft
2023694.45 ft−0.49 ft

Is Lake Cumberland full?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 693.96 ft with the 12-month range above (685.28 to 709.48 ft) and with past years.

Is Lake Cumberland rising or falling?

Lake Cumberland is falling steadily: down 1.11 ft in the past 7 days and down 4.98 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved +0.01 ft.

How does Lake Cumberland compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 2.15 ft lower. Two years ago on this date it stood at 696.43 ft.

Data source

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE CWMS Data API), gauge Wolf Creek Dam.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.celrn-cwms-forecast; readings since Oct 15, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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