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Nolin River Lake

A quiet lake next to Mammoth Cave National Park.

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Water level · past year

Daily elevation (ft)

Live · provisional
489500511522533NovJanMarMayJulSepFULL POOL 515.0
Daily elevationSummer full poolOperating guide curve
Provisional data — not for navigation. Readings come from public agency feeds and may be revised or delayed. Always check official sources and posted notices before boating.

Nolin River Lake, KY

USACE Louisville · Nolin Dam
Live · provisional
514.48 ft▼ 0.1 ft / 7 days
0.5 ft below summer full pool (515.0 ft)
515.0Full pool (ft)
509.9Guide curve today
515.6This date last year
−1.1vs. last year (ft)

As of Oct 22, 5:10 PM CDT · USGS latest-continuous · Provisional, not for navigation.

Sources

USACE CWMS LRL Nolin.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.lrldlb-comp: https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/timeseries?name=Nolin.Elev....
USACE CWMS LRL seasonal level "Nolin Bottom of Flood" (effective 2018-01-01): https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/levels?office=LRL&unit=EN&p...
USGS Water Data OGC API latest-continuous USGS-03310900 (62614): https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/latest-continuous...
Summer 515 ft / winter 492 ft, verified Oct 22, 2026
Full pool basis: CWMS location level "Top of Conservation"
Fetched Oct 22, 5:23 PM CDT
Note: USGS reading newer than CWMS; using USGS for current.
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Rent a boat

2 rental businesses on or near Nolin River Lake. Badges show what each one's own site says they rent.

Wax Marina
Clarkson, KY
Pontoon
📞 270-242-7205
Source: official site · Contact: official site
Moutardier Marina
Leitchfield, KY
PontoonJet ski
📞 270-286-4069
Source: official site · Contact: official site

Call ahead. Rental availability is seasonal and fleets change, so confirm boats, hours and requirements with the business before you go.

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Check official regulations before you fish. The summary below is a convenience copy and can go out of date. Limits, size rules and closures change, so the KDFWR rules are the ones that count.

Fishing

Species the state wildlife agency highlights or regulates on Nolin River Lake:

Black crappieWhite crappieWhite bassWalleyeLargemouth bassSmallmouth bass

Special regulations (KDFWR)

Black crappieMust be 10 inches or over, Statewide creel limits apply
White crappieMust be 10 inches or over, Statewide creel limits apply
White bassStatewide Regulations Apply
WalleyeMust be 14 inches or over, Limit 6 per angler
Largemouth bassMust be 15 inches or over - Limit 6 per angler
Smallmouth bassMust be 15 inches or over - Limit 6 per angler

KDFWR special fishing regulations for this waterbody (read 2026-10-22). These apply to the Kentucky portion.

Boat ramps, marinas & fuel

Moutardier Boat RamprampramprampWax Boat RamprampramprampVan Meter Boat RampramprampDog Creek Boat RampWaxIberia Boat RampramprampramprampramprampMoutardier Marinamarinaramp
RampMarinaFuelBait/tackle
Marinas (3)
Boat ramps (20)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Fetched Oct 22, 3:37 PM CDT. OSM coverage is volunteer-made, so some places may be missing or outdated.

Things to do

Parks within roughly 8 miles of the lake's outer extent are listed from OpenStreetMap and the official park sites, plus federal areas from Recreation.gov.

Lodging & camping

Sources: Recreation.gov and OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Confirm dates and availability with the operator.

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