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NOTE: The future pool levels are furnished by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These forecasts do not account for future precipitation. NOTE: Forecasts for the Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 597 Moderate Flood Stage: 592 Flood Stage: 592 Action Stage: 590 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 592.20 ft on 05/05/2011 (2) 586.50 ft on 03/11/1997 (3) 580.40 ft on 02/23/1989 (4) 579.80 ft on 01/12/1991 (5) 575.80 ft on 04/16/2015 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 575.80 ft on 04/16/2015 (2) 592.20 ft on 05/05/2011 (3) 571.90 ft on 05/05/2010 (4) 571.70 ft on 04/07/2008 (5) 563.30 ft on 09/26/2006 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 541.90 ft on 12/13/1987 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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623	Top of dam.
592.2	Record elevation on 05/05/2011
592	Flood pool, spillway elevation.
565	Boat launch difficult and limited parking at Van Buren ramp.
563	Boat launch difficult and limited parking at Chowning Lane ramp.
562	Settlers Trace area inaccessible by road, causeway inundated.
558	Boat launch difficult and limited parking at Settlers Trace ramp.
547	Summer Pool
545	Winter Pool
538	Water below lower end of Chowning Lane ramp.
537.6	Water below lower end of Ashes Creek ramp.
519	Water below lower end of Settlers Trace ramp.
Photos (1) Tailwater Chute Below Outlet (2) Looking at Dam from Parking Lot (3) Road Over Dam (4) Intake Tower (5) Lake from Top of Dam (6) View of Outlet (7) Spillway (8) Another View of Spillway (9) Tailwater Area from Top of Dam (10) Staff Gage of Tailwater

About This Location

Latitude: 38.016389° N, Longitude: 85.307778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 592 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available 592 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Taylorsville Lake U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Taylorsville Lake

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