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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.

Grayson Lake
Lake and Dam
Grayson Lake
LocationCarter / Elliott counties, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates38°15′5.5″N 82°59′1.88″W
Typeartificial lake
Primary inflowsLittle Sandy River
Primary outflowsLittle Sandy River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,500 acres (6.1 km2)
Max. depth60 feet (18 m)[1]

The lake is the major attraction of Grayson Lake State Park.[3]

An eye level image from the lake, showing trees turning colors for Autumn.
An eye level image from the lake, showing trees turning colors for Autumn.

See also



References


  1. "Fishing and Boating Grayson Lake Kentucky".
  2. Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Lakes". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
  3. "Grayson Lake State Park". Kentucky Department of Parks. 2005-10-10. Retrieved 2007-02-17.







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