Water level
782.32ft
+0.02 ft in 24h
USGS 03280800 updated 3:15 AM
Waters · Lakes · KY · Tue, Aug 18
How's the bite at Buckhorn Lake today? Biting — get there by six.
Worth a cast.
Built from solunar, pressure, level, wind. This water has no live gauge for every reading — see the sources below.
6/10
Biting
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
10Peak 9 8Strong 7 6Good 5 4Slow 3 2 1Dead
Major
4:55 AM–6:55 AM
Moon underfoot
Minor
12:43 PM–1:43 PM
Moonrise
Major
5:19 PM–7:19 PM
Moon overhead
Minor
10:48 PM–11:48 PM
Moonset
Sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 8:22 PM · tomorrow's first major 5:42 AM–7:42 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 4:24 AM
Conditions right now
Pressure
30.02inHg
rising · +2.03 hPa/12h
NOAA KJKL updated 4:10 AM
Wind
0mph N
NOAA KJKL updated 4:10 AM
Moon
36% waxing
Solunar · computed updated 4:24 AM
What this means
Largemouth bass, Crappie, Catfish
This gauge reports level but no water temperature, so depth calls stay open. Read the windows and the pressure trend instead.
Buckhorn Lake water level today
782.32 ft up 0.02 ft in 24 hours
That sits 21% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 782.06 and 783.27 ft. Over the week it is up0.17ft.
08-10 782.06–783.27 ft 08-18
USGS 03280800 updated 3:15 AM
The week ahead
| Wed | 6 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 6 | Biting | |
| Fri | 6 | Biting | |
| Sat | 6 | Biting | |
| Sun | 5 | Picky | |
| Mon | 6 | Biting | |
| Tue | 6 | Biting |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Before you go
A Kentucky fishing license covers this water — $24.31 a year for residents. KDFWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 6 Biting Carr Creek Lake KY · 41 km
- 7 Biting Martins Fork Lake KY · 68 km
- 7 Biting Cave Run Lake KY · 87 km
- 8 On fire Clear Creek CO · 1907 km
- 6 Biting Diamond Lake OR · 3317 km
Questions people ask about Buckhorn Lake
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Buckhorn Lake.
- Is it worth fishing Buckhorn Lake today?
- 6 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 4:55 AM–6:55 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.
- What time should you fish Buckhorn Lake?
- Today's major windows run 4:55 AM–6:55 AM and 5:19 PM–7:19 PM, with minor windows at 12:43 PM–1:43 PM and 10:48 PM–11:48 PM. Sunrise is 6:52 AM and sunset 8:22 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Buckhorn Lake?
- No gauge on Buckhorn Lake measures water temperature. US reservoir gauges report height, not temperature — so rather than estimate it, this page leaves it out and leans on the windows and the pressure trend instead.
- What is the water level at Buckhorn Lake right now?
- 782.32 ft, read at 3:15 AM from USGS station 03280800. Over 24 hours it is up 0.02 ft.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Buckhorn Lake?
- That is a health question and it belongs with the state, not with us. KY publishes fish consumption advisories through its health or environmental agency, and those are the ones that count. We give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Buckhorn Lake?
- Yes. A Kentucky fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. KDFWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 4:24 AM
- NOAA KJKL Jackson, Carroll Airport 4:10 AM
- NOAA JKL gridded forecast 3:06 AM
- USGS 03280800 BUCKHORN LAKE AT BUCKHORN, KY 3:15 AM
A Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Middle Fork Kentucky River, gauged by USGS at Buckhorn. No temperature sensor at the gauge.
No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.