Water level
735.91ft
-0.14 ft in 24h
USGS 03286000 updated 9:45 AM
Waters · Lakes · KY · Wed, Sep 30
Herrington Lake water level today 735.91 ft, falling
Bite index 6/10 — Biting — save your energy for the evening.
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
3:26 AM–5:26 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
11:38 AM–12:38 PM
Moonset
Major
3:55 PM–5:55 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
9:08 PM–10:08 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:23 PM · tomorrow's first major 4:26 AM–6:26 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 10:31 AM
Conditions right now
Water temp estimated
≈60.9°F
7-day mean of air temperature, ±4.5°F typical
computed from NOAA KDVK updated 8:35 AM
Pressure
30.1inHg
rising · +1.7 hPa/12h
NOAA KDVK updated 8:35 AM
Wind
5mph SSW
NOAA KDVK updated 8:35 AM
Moon
81% waning
Solunar · computed updated 10:31 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.
Herrington Lake level over the last 8 days
735.91 ft down 0.14 ft in 24 hours
That sits 0% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 735.91 and 737.08 ft. Over the week it is down1.05ft.
09-22 735.91–737.08 ft 09-30
USGS 03286000 updated 9:45 AM
The week ahead
| Thu | 6 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 7 | Biting | |
| Sat | 7 | Biting | |
| Sun | 6 | Biting | |
| Mon | 6 | Biting | |
| Tue | 6 | Biting | |
| Wed | 6 | Biting |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Herrington Lake boat ramps and public fishing access
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources lists 15 public access points on Herrington Lake. These are the 8 closest to our gauge — the farthest one the agency lists sits 9.3 mi away.
- Royalty's Camp Ramp 2.2 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: PavedParking capacity: 26 to 50Marina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Sunset Marina 2.2 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: UnpavedParking capacity: 25 or LessCourtesy dock: YesRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Chimney Rock Ramp 2.4 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: PavedParking capacity: 26 to 50Restrooms: Year-Round All-HoursMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Camp Kennedy 2.5 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: UnpavedParking capacity: 25 or LessCourtesy dock: YesRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursCamping: Year-Round All-HoursMarina: Year-Round All-HoursFee: Yes
- Cane Run Ramp 2.5 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: UnpavedParking capacity: 25 or LessMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Pandora Ramp 2.9 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: PavedParking capacity: 25 or LessMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Tanyard Branch-Red Gate Fishing Camp 4.6 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: UnpavedParking capacity: 25 or LessRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursCamping: Year-Round All-HoursMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Herrington Marina 4.7 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: PavedParking capacity: 26 to 50Courtesy dock: YesRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
Access data from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Distances are straight-line from our gauge, not driving distance.
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources · public access inventory
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
- 7 Biting Taylorsville Lake KY · 59 km
- 6 Biting Green River Lake KY · 82 km
- 6 Biting Cave Run Lake KY · 109 km
- 6 Biting Kaw Lake OK · 1087 km
- 5 Picky Lake Berryessa CA · 3249 km
Questions people ask about Herrington 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 Herrington Lake.
- Is it worth fishing Herrington Lake today?
- 6 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 3:26 AM–5:26 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.
- What time should you fish Herrington Lake?
- Today's major windows run 3:26 AM–5:26 AM and 3:55 PM–5:55 PM, with minor windows at 11:38 AM–12:38 PM and 9:08 PM–10:08 PM. Sunrise is 7:33 AM and sunset 7:23 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Herrington Lake?
- No gauge on Herrington Lake measures it, so this is an estimate: roughly 60.9°F, worked out from the 7-day mean of air temperature at NOAA weather station KDVK (Stuart Powell Field Airport). Checked against the lakes that do have a thermometer, that method lands within about 4.5°F of the real reading and was off by 8.3°F at worst. Treat it as a ballpark, not a measurement — and note the bite index above ignores it entirely, because an error that size would move the verdict as often as it would fix it.
- What is the water level at Herrington Lake right now?
- 735.91 ft, read at 9:45 AM from USGS station 03286000. Over 24 hours it is down 0.14 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Herrington Lake?
- Falling. The lake is down 0.14 ft in 24 hours and down 1.05 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 735.91 and 737.08 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Herrington 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 Herrington 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 10:31 AM
- NOAA KDVK Stuart Powell Field Airport 8:35 AM
- NOAA LMK gridded forecast 8:51 AM
- USGS 03286000 HERRINGTON LAKE NEAR BURGIN, KY 9:45 AM
Held by Dix Dam on the Dix River - a utility dam rather than a Corps project, but USGS gauges the pool all the same. 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.