Water level
514.69ft
-0.06 ft in 24h
USGS 03310900 updated 9:10 AM
Waters · Lakes · KY · Wed, Sep 30
Nolin Lake water level today 514.69 ft, falling
Bite index 5/10 — Picky — the middle of the day carries it.
Work for it.
Built from solunar, pressure, level, wind. This water has no live gauge for every reading — see the sources below.
5/10
Picky
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
10Peak 9 8Strong 7 6Good 5 4Slow 3 2 1Dead
Major
2:32 AM–4:32 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
10:43 AM–11:43 AM
Moonset
Major
3:02 PM–5:02 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
8:16 PM–9:16 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:29 PM · tomorrow's first major 3:32 AM–5:32 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 9:31 AM
Conditions right now
Water temp estimated
≈63.3°F
7-day mean of air temperature, ±4.5°F typical
computed from NOAA KGLW updated 7:35 AM
Pressure
30.07inHg
rising · +2.4 hPa/12h
NOAA KGLW updated 7:35 AM
Wind
0mph N
NOAA KGLW updated 7:35 AM
Moon
81% waning
Solunar · computed updated 9:31 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.
Nolin Lake level over the last 8 days
514.69 ft down 0.06 ft in 24 hours
That sits 2% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 514.68 and 515.21 ft. Over the week it is down0.45ft.
09-22 514.68–515.21 ft 09-30
USGS 03310900 updated 9:10 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.
Nolin Lake boat ramps and public fishing access
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources lists 8 public access points on Nolin Lake.
- Nolin Dam Ramp 0.2 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: PavedParking capacity: 51 plusCourtesy dock: YesRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursFee: Yes
- Brier Creek Ramp 2.3 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: PavedParking capacity: 51 plusCourtesy dock: YesRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursCamping: Year-Round All-HoursFee: No
- Moutardier Ramp 2.7 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: PavedParking capacity: 51 plusRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursCamping: Year-Round All-HoursMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Conoloway Ramp 6.2 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: UnpavedParking capacity: 25 or LessFee: Yes
- Dog Creek Ramp 6.9 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: PavedParking capacity: 26 to 50Restrooms: Seasonal All-HoursCamping: Seasonal All-HoursFee: Yes
- Iberia 7.9 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: PavedParking capacity: 51 plusFee: Yes
- Wax Ramp 8.2 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: MultipleParking: PavedParking capacity: 51 plusRestrooms: Year-Round All-HoursCamping: Year-Round All-HoursMarina: Year-Round Limited-HoursFee: Yes
- Bacon Creek 11 miRamp surface: PavedLaunch lanes: SingleParking: UnpavedParking capacity: 25 or LessFee: No
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
- 5 Picky Rough River Lake KY · 44 km
- 6 Biting Barren River Lake KY · 44 km
- 6 Biting Green River Lake KY · 80 km
- 3 Lockjaw Rockport TX · 1441 km
- 6 Biting Pine Flat Lake CA · 5358 km
Questions people ask about Nolin 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 Nolin Lake.
- Is it worth fishing Nolin Lake today?
- 5 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 2:32 AM–4:32 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.
- What time should you fish Nolin Lake?
- Today's major windows run 2:32 AM–4:32 AM and 3:02 PM–5:02 PM, with minor windows at 10:43 AM–11:43 AM and 8:16 PM–9:16 PM. Sunrise is 6:39 AM and sunset 6:29 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Nolin Lake?
- No gauge on Nolin Lake measures it, so this is an estimate: roughly 63.3°F, worked out from the 7-day mean of air temperature at NOAA weather station KGLW (Glasgow, Glasgow Municipal 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 Nolin Lake right now?
- 514.69 ft, read at 9:10 AM from USGS station 03310900. Over 24 hours it is down 0.06 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Nolin Lake?
- Falling. The lake is down 0.06 ft in 24 hours and down 0.45 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 514.68 and 515.21 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 Nolin 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 Nolin 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 9:31 AM
- NOAA KGLW Glasgow, Glasgow Municipal Airport 7:35 AM
- NOAA LMK gridded forecast 7:51 AM
- USGS 03310900 NOLIN LAKE NEAR KYROCK, KY 9:10 AM
The Corps of Engineers calls this Nolin River Lake; almost everyone searching for it drops the river. USGS gauges the pool itself near Kyrock. No temperature sensor at the gauge.
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