Grayson Lake is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) reservoir in Carter and Elliott counties in Kentucky. It was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1968 by impounding the Little Sandy River[2] with the Grayson Dam, an earthen structure 120 feet high, creating a maximum capacity of 118,990 acre-feet. Sections of Kentucky Route 7 were re-routed as a result of the lake's creation. KY 7 now traverses a modern highway stretch around the park, crossing the dam also.
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Location | Carter / Elliott counties, Kentucky, United States |
Coordinates | 38°15′5.5″N 82°59′1.88″W |
Type | artificial lake |
Primary inflows | Little Sandy River |
Primary outflows | Little Sandy River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) |
Max. depth | 60 feet (18 m)[1] |
The lake is the major attraction of Grayson Lake State Park.[3]
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