Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley Levels, Conditions and Water Temperatures

Current Lake Conditions

Lake levels data generated and supplied by TVA - 2 AM CDT 2026-05-12

	Upper Stage	Lower Stage	Water Temp
Kentucky Lake	359.7'	302.3'	71°
Normal:	359.0'	302.0'	70°
From Normal:	+0.7	+0.3
Last Hour Discharge:	7,309 cfs
Water Clarity:	Normal
Generation Schedule:	05/12/2026, Midnight - 1 AM CDT - 3 generators 05/12/2026, 1 AM - 2 AM CDT - 2 generators 05/12/2026, 2 AM - 9 AM CDT - 1 generators 05/12/2026, 9 AM - 10 AM CDT - 3 generators 05/12/2026, 10 AM - 10 PM CDT - 4 or more generators 05/12/2026, 10 PM - 11 PM CDT - 3 generators 05/12/2026, 11 PM - Midnight CDT - 1 generators

	Upper Stage	Lower Stage
Lake Barkley	359.8'	305.0'
Normal:	359.0'	302.0'
From Normal:	+0.8	+3.0
Last Hour Discharge:	6,000 cfs
Water Clarity:	Normal
Generation Schedule:	05/12/2026, Midnight - 1 AM CDT - 0 generators 05/12/2026, 1 AM - 5 AM CDT - 1 generators 05/12/2026, 5 AM - 9 AM CDT - 0 generators 05/12/2026, 9 AM - 1 PM CDT - 1 generators 05/12/2026, 1 PM - 5 PM CDT - 0 generators 05/12/2026, 5 PM - 9 PM CDT - 1 generators 05/12/2026, 9 PM - Midnight CDT - 0 generators