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Taylorsville Lake

The closest big lake to Louisville and Lexington.

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Water level · past year

Daily elevation (ft)

Live · provisional
544548553558563NovJanMarMayJulSepFULL POOL 547.0
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.

Taylorsville Lake, KY

USACE Louisville · Taylorsville Dam
Live · provisional
546.12 ft▼ 0.2 ft / 7 days
0.9 ft below summer full pool (547.0 ft)
547.0Full pool (ft)
547.0Guide curve today
547.2This date last year
−1.1vs. last year (ft)

As of Oct 22, 5:15 PM CDT · USGS latest-continuous · Provisional, not for navigation.

Sources

USACE CWMS LRL Taylorsville.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.lrldlb-comp: https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/timeseries?name=Taylorsvill...
USACE CWMS LRL seasonal level "Taylorsville 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-03295597 (62614): https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/latest-continuous...
Summer 547 ft / winter 545 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

1 rental business on or near Taylorsville Lake. Badges show what each one's own site says they rent.

Taylorsville Lake Marina
Taylorsville, KY
PontoonJet skiPaddle
📞 502-477-8766
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 The summary below is a convenience copy and can go out of date.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 Taylorsville Lake:

Largemouth bassSmallmouth bassWhite crappieBlack crappieHybrid striped bassWhite bassBlue catfishChannel catfishSaugeye

Special regulations (KDFWR)

Largemouth bassMust be 15 inches or over, Statewide creel limits apply
Smallmouth bassMust be 15 inches or over, Statewide creel limits apply
White crappieMust be 10 inches or over - Limit 15 Crappie, Black or White, per angler
Black crappieMust be 10 inches or over - Limit 15 Crappie, Black or White, per angler
Hybrid striped bassStatewide Regulations Apply
White bassStatewide Regulations Apply
Blue catfishLimit 15 per angler, channel catfish and blue catfish combined - No more than 1 fish may be over 25 inches
Channel catfishLimit 15 per angler, channel catfish and blue catfish combined - No more than 1 fish may be over 25 inches
SaugeyeMust be 14 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

Van Buren Boat RampramprampVan Buren Roadramp
RampMarinaFuelBait/tackle
Boat ramps (5)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Fetched Oct 22, 3:42 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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