Kentucky Lake is a major navigable reservoir along the Tennessee River in Kentucky and Tennessee. It was created in 1944 by the Tennessee Valley Authority's impounding of the Tennessee River via Kentucky Dam for flood control and hydroelectric power.[1] The 160,309-acre (649km2) lake is the largest artificial lake by surface area in the United States east of the Mississippi River, with 2,064 miles (3,322km) of shoreline. Nearby Lake Barkley is larger by volume. Kentucky Lake has a flood storage capacity of 4,008,000acre⋅ft (4.944km3), more than 2.5 times the next largest lake in the TVA system.
Reservoir in Kentucky and Tennessee, U.S.
This article is about the lake in the United States. For the lake in Canada, see Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park.
It provides a source for hydro-electric power. Also, as one of the lakes alluded to by the name of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, it is a recreational destination of western Kentucky and Tennessee.
Recreation
The lake is a desirable fishing area. Records for the largest of three species of fish ever taken in Kentucky have been set at this lake: white bass (5lb[2.3kg]), Buffalo carp (55lb[25kg]), and yellow perch (1lb 4oz[0.57kg]).[2] It is also the major attraction for two Kentucky state parks: Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park to the north and Kenlake State Resort Park to the west.[1]
See also
Kentucky portal
Dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
Kenlake State Resort Park
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
Eggner's Ferry Bridge
References
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. ISBN0-8131-1772-0.
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