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Lake Barkley (pool) at Barkley Dam

The latest official reading, the last 14 days, and the National Weather Service forecast with flood stages.

Lake Barkley (pool) at Barkley Dam
354.8 ft
↓ 0.1 ft / 24 hPool
Observed Oct 22, 12:30 p.m. CT
NWS forecast, issued Oct 22, 11:01 a.m. CT
  1. Today354.7
  2. Fri354.8
  3. Sat354.9
  4. Sun354.9
  5. Mon354.9
Highest in NWS forecast: 354.9 ft, Oct 27NWS gauge page on water.noaa.gov
Source: NWS / NOAA National Water Prediction Service
Last 14 days and forecast

Stage chart

ObservedNWS forecast

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Official forecast

Day by day

NWS official forecast · Issued Oct 22, 11:01 a.m. CT

Day (about 7 a.m. CT)Stagevs. now
Thu Oct 226:00 p.m.354.7 ft-0.1
Fri Oct 236:00 a.m.354.8 ft0.0
Sat Oct 246:00 a.m.354.9 ft+0.1
Sun Oct 256:00 a.m.354.9 ft+0.1
Mon Oct 266:00 a.m.354.9 ft+0.1
Tue Oct 276:00 a.m.354.9 ft+0.2

Highest point in this forecast: 354.9 ft on Tue Oct 27, 12:00 p.m. CT.

Flood stages

Flood categories

NWS categoryStage
Record crest372.49 ftMay 4, 2011
Source and updates

Readings: NWS / NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Forecast by the NWS Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center and NWS West Paducah. We show these numbers as the agencies publish them and never make our own projections. Readings refresh about every hour.

Data last updated Oct 22, 1:44 p.m. CT

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