Wood Creek Lake
Wood Creek Lake is a 672-acre (2.72 km2) reservoir in Laurel County, Kentucky. Created by impounding Wood Creek in 1969, the lake is in the middle of Daniel Boone National Forest.[2]
Wood Creek Lake | |
---|---|
Wood Creek Lake | |
Location | Laurel County, Kentucky |
Coordinates | 37°12′0″N 84°11′20″W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Wood Creek |
Primary outflows | Wood Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 672 acres (272 ha) |
Average depth | 35 feet (11 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 127 feet (39 m)[1] |
Surface elevation | 1,020 feet (310 m) |
Wood Creek Lake Dam is a rock-fill dam, 163 feet (50 m) high and 800 feet (240 m) long at its crest, with a maximum capacity of 29,101 acre-feet (35,896,000 m3). The dam and lake are owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[3]
References
- "Wood Creek Lake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- 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.
- "Wood Creek Lake". Findlakes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
External links
- "Wood Creek Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.