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Pool levels, dam work, access, and the structural facts that decide where fish can be. Kentucky first. Updated when conditions change, not on a content calendar.

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Kentucky

9 waters
Lake · Grayson / Breckinridge 490 ft · 5 low

Rough River Lake

Held at 490 ft while the Corps rebuilds the dam. Five feet under summer pool, six to eight years.

Pool status · verified

Creek · Franklin / Scott Flow-driven

Elkhorn Creek

Six access points, published mileages, Class II gorge. Flow-driven, not pool-driven.

Float guide · verified

Lake · Taylor / Adair Status pending

Green River Lake

Corps impoundment above the Green River tailwater. No dam project found; current pool not verified here.

Profile in progress

Lake · Edmonson / Hart Status pending

Nolin River Lake

Steep-sided Corps lake near Mammoth Cave. Karst country, same geology family as Rough River.

Profile in progress

Lake · Allen / Barren Status pending

Barren River Lake

Broad southern lake with long creek arms. No dam safety project; routine maintenance only.

Profile in progress

Lake · Russell / Wayne Status pending

Lake Cumberland

The big one. Wolf Creek Dam history makes it the comparison case for Rough River.

Profile in progress

Lake · Spencer / Anderson 547 ft summer

Taylorsville Lake

Four ramps, a 15-inch largemouth minimum, and a two-foot drawdown on a published date. The closest Corps lake to Louisville.

Access + pool · verified

River · Mercer / Anderson Flow-driven

Upper Salt River

Five access points, four float legs and one thirty-mile gap. Two low-head dams sit just below a put-in.

Float guide · verified

River · Louisville reach Flow-driven

Ohio River

Tailwater below McAlpine plus miles of overlooked bank access. Big-water rules apply.

Profile in progress

How the badges work. A pool figure means we have verified it against a primary source and can cite it. Status pending means we have not, and will not guess — on a page people plan trips from, a made-up number is worse than a blank. Flow-driven means the water is governed by discharge rather than pool, so the relevant number is a gauge reading, not an elevation.

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