LIMESTONE DRIFT KENTUCKY WATER, TOLD STRAIGHT
FIELD CARD Pool & Access · No. 06-4
Corps lake · US 127 south of Jamestown · State Dock, the dam and Rowena · Albany extension

Lake Cumberland

The lower lake: State Dock, Jamestown Marina, Lily Creek, Halcomb's Landing at the dam, Rowena by KY 558, and over the dam the three Clinton County ramps. Fourteen launches, ten no-fee. KDFWR's 2026 forecast: "Lily Creek remains a productive area for Smallmouth."

US 127 · JAMESTOWN TO THE DAM, AND ON TO ALBANY Launches at KDFWR coordinates · shoreline and roads schematic
US 27 · Somerset–BurnsideKY 80 west · Somerset–NancyKY 196 · Nancy–JabezKY 76US 127 · Jamestown–dam–AlbanyKY 90 · Albany–MonticelloKY 92 west of MonticelloKY 90 east · KY 1275KY 235 / KY 761 · Nancy peninsulaKY 619KY 92 SE of JamestownDam / tailraceWolf Creek DamWalk-in accessStephen's RidgeCarry-down · Caney ForkWalk-in accessTown BranchCarry-downBoat rampFarmers MillUnpaved · high water onlyBoat rampLily CreekNo fee · any trailerableBoat rampPleasant HillNo fee · KY 619MarinaJamestown MarinaRamp + marina · feeBoat rampClifty CreekNo feeMarinaState Resort ParkNo-fee ramp · State Dock marinaBoat rampRowena north bankCarry-down any time · 4WDBoat rampHalcomb's LandingFee · closest to the damMarinaRowena MarinaRamp + marina · feeBoat rampRyans CampNo fee · seasonal campingMarinaGrider Hill MarinaRamp + marina · feeBoat rampFryman's LandingNo feeN02 miSchematic · launches at KDFWR coordinates · hollow discs are other corridors
Three numbers to get right
What you hearWhat the primary sources actually say
"Just read the USGS gauge."There isn't one. USGS 03413500 served "0 data types" on 10 Sep 2026. Live pool, releases and generation are on the Nashville District Water Management site. A link, never a level.
"Winter pool is 673."700. 673 ft is the minimum power pool, the project floor. Corps: the lake fills "from elevation 700 to 723 feet by mid-May". Flood pool 723–760. Record 751.69 ft, May 1984.
"It's 65,000 acres."50,250 at summer pool (el. 723) — Corps engineering page and KDFWR's 2026 forecast. KDFWR's database says 47,688; the Corps division page 65,530. We print 50,250 and note the rest.
What the pool does on this road
KDFWR's notes, verbatim: Farmers Mill on Greasy Creek "ramp seasonal use only during high lake elevations" (and unpaved); Rowena north bank "ramp accommodations of light recreational boats only during high water; carry down available at all times; 4 WD recommended if trailering boat." Both: summer for a trailer, year-round carried down. State Resort Park is the only no-fee, multi-lane, paved ramp with a dock and 24-hour restrooms here. Kendall Campground (Corps) launches on the tailwater — trout rules.
The whole shoreline is Lake Cumberland WMA — 38,788 acres of Corps land overlaid by KDFWR and hunted in fall (rabbit and quail 1 Nov–31 Dec, grouse 1 Oct–31 Dec). A fall bank angler at any undeveloped ramp is standing in it. Corps shoreline rules: status pending (no order was readable). Below the dam is a different water: trout rules, its own card.
LIMESTONE DRIFT
LAKE CUMBERLAND · US 127 Access and limits
Fourteen launches, Jamestown to Albany
LaunchFeeKDFWR record, in the agency's words
Farmers Mill · Greasy CreekNo1.5 mi S at the bridge. Unpaved. "Seasonal use only during high lake elevations."
Clifty CreekNo5.2 mi S, Clifty Creek Road. Light boats, paved, no dock.
State Resort Park · State DockNoState Park Rd, ramp at 4 mi, marina at 5. Multi-lane, dock, restrooms, marina.
Rowena north bankNoPast Apple Valley Resort. High water, light boats only; carry-down any time; 4WD.
Halcomb's LandingYes"Left just before Wolf Creek dam." Multi-lane, 51+ parking, dock. Corps day-use.
Jamestown MarinaYesKY 92 SE of Jamestown. Any trailerable, multi-lane, dock, marina.
Lily CreekNoKY 92 (1.0 mi), Lily Creek Road. Any trailerable, paved, no dock.
Pleasant HillNoKY 619, KY 1680 (2.3 mi). Light boats, paved, no dock.
Rowena Marina · south bankYesKY 90, KY 558 (9 mi) to road's end. Dock, seasonal camping, marina.
Ryans Camp · AlbanyNoUS 127 N of Albany, Conner's Road. Paved, seasonal restrooms and camping.
Grider Hill Marina · AlbanyYesKY 90 E, KY 734 N, KY 1266. Any trailerable, multi-lane, dock, marina.
Fryman's Landing · AlbanyNoKY 90 E, KY 558 N (5 mi). Light boats, paved, no dock.
Town Branch (carry-down)NoKY 619, McKinney Road. Upper Lily Creek. No facilities.
Stephen's Ridge (carry-down)NoKY 619, Stephens Ridge Road. Caney Fork. No facilities.
Limits — four of them differ from statewide
SpeciesSizeDaily creel
Striped bass22 in minimum2
Walleye14 in minimum (statewide)6 (statewide)
Smallmouth bass18 in minimumstatewide
Largemouth bass15 in minimumstatewide
Crappie, black and white10 in minimumstatewide
Everything else is statewide, including the black bass and crappie creels. Lake sturgeon: "Protected Species: must be immediately released." Camping: Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (water off 1 Nov–15 Mar), Kendall (Corps, tailwater), Rowena Marina and Ryans Camp seasonal (KDFWR). Fish attractors: KDFWR GPX and map, no count stated.
Live pool: Nashville District Water Management, lrn-wc.usace.army.mil (no USGS series) · Corps Resource Manager, Somerset, (606) 679-6337 · State Resort Park 270-343-3111.
Sources: USACE Nashville District Wolf Creek Dam and Lake Cumberland pages and Public Affairs releases via DVIDS (verbatim elevations and dates); Recreation.gov campground listings; KDFWR waterbody records 98 and 186, the 62 access-site records, 2026 Fishing Forecast and WMA record; USGS 03413500.
Conditions change. Verify pool, access and regulations before you travel. Revised September 2026.
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