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Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley Elevation |
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Kentucky Lake |
Lake Barkley |
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Upper Stage
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356.8'
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356.9' |
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24-Hour Change > |
0.1'
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0.3'
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Normal
Stage >
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354.0' |
354.0' |
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Departure From Normal > |
+2.8'
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+2.9'
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Feb 10th Projection > |
354.9'
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N/A |
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Lower Stage > |
325.2'
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331.7' |
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Normal Summer Pool >
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359.0' |
359.0' |
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Normal
Winter Pool >
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354.0' |
354.0' |
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Water
Conditions & Current |
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Kentucky Lake |
Lake Barkley |
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Avg Hourly
Flow (cfs) >
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215,031 |
101,000 |
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Strength of Current >
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Very Strong |
Very Strong
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Water
Clarity >
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Stained |
Heavy Stain |
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Explanation of Values
 = Fluctuating.
Fluctuating is defined here by lake levels rising and falling by
at least one tenth of a foot during the past eight hours.
S = Steady.
Steady is defined here by lake levels remaining steady or fluctuating by
less than one tenth of a foot during the past eight hours.
= Rising. Rising is defined here by the lake levels increasing
consistently during the past eight hours.
= Falling. Falling is defined here by the lake levels
decreasing consistently during the past eight hours. cfs
= cubic feet per second, which is
the amount of water that flows
through the dams.
All water temperatures are
recorded at the surface. A
special thanks to Murray State's
Hancock Biological Station
for supplying real-time water
data on their website and giving
us permission to use this data.
Water temperatures elsewhere are
provided by the
National Weather Service and the
US Army Corps of Engineers.
Normal water temperatures are
solely based off of archived
fishing reports and normal air
temperatures for this area. |
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Special
Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley Information & Notices |
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Monday, February 8 - Here we go... another winter storm is coming. The area was just upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow. Up to 5" of snow is forecasted for the northern portion of the Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley area. Digging deeper into the forecast, there is some uncertainty if any rain will mix in with the snow fall. If not, then areas around soutern LBL, Blood River, and Cadiz could get "signiicantly more" according to the NWS.
We were by Kentucky Dam on Friday and most of the gates were open spilling lots of water. This trend will continue for the next several days, especially with more rain/snow coming in. Colder temps will also be arriving next week with highs in the 30s and lows in the teens/20s. |
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Information last updated
at 9:27 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2010 All times Central. |
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About Lake Elevations
Lake elevation is based on
sea-level.
Strength of current is based on
the discharge rate at the dams.
Kentucky Lake is much larger than
Lake Barkley, so 100,000 cfs at
Barkley Dam produces stronger
current than 100,000 cfs at
Kentucky Dam. Use this unofficial chart
to compare current strengths:
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Discharge |
Kentucky Dam |
Barkley Dam |
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0 - 15,000 cfs |
Very Low |
Low |
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15,000-30,000 |
Low |
Average |
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30,000-65,000 |
Average |
Above Average |
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65,000-100,000 |
Above Average |
Strong |
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100,000-200,000 |
Strong |
Very Strong |
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200,000-300,000 |
Very Strong |
Powerful |
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300,000-500,000 |
Powerful |
Very Powerful |
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Over 500,000 |
Very Powerful |
(Highly
Unlikely) |
Lake Elevation data is provided by the TVA
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