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{{About|the lake in the United States|the lake in Canada|Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park}}
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{{short description|Man-made reservoir in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States}}
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[[Image:Kentucky and Barkley Lakes aerial view.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Kentucky Lake is on the left. The canal connecting Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake is visible at left-center.]]
[[Image:Kentucky and Barkley Lakes aerial view.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Kentucky Lake is on the left. The canal connecting Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake is visible at left-center.]]
'''Kentucky Lake''' is a major [[navigable river|navigable]] [[reservoir]] along the [[Tennessee River]] in [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]. Created in 1944 by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s impounding of the Tennessee River by [[Kentucky Dam]],<ref name=kye>{{cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: [[Thomas D. Clark]], Lowell H. Harrison, and [[James C. Klotter]] |title=''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'' |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-1772-0 |chapter=Lakes}}</ref> the {{convert|160309|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} lake is the largest [[artificial lake]] by surface area in the [[United States]] east of the [[Mississippi River]], with 2,064 miles of shoreline, although the nearby [[Lake Barkley]] is larger by volume. Kentucky Lake has a flood storage capacity of {{convert|4008000|acre.ft|km3|abbr=on|lk=in}}, more than 2.5 times of the next largest lake in the TVA system.
'''Kentucky Lake''' is a major [[navigable river|navigable]] [[reservoir]] along the [[Tennessee River]] in [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]. Created in 1944 by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s impounding of the Tennessee River by [[Kentucky Dam]],<ref name=kye>{{cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: [[Thomas D. Clark]], Lowell H. Harrison, and [[James C. Klotter]] |title=''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'' |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-1772-0 |chapter=Lakes}}</ref> the {{convert|160309|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} lake is the largest [[artificial lake]] by surface area in the [[United States]] east of the [[Mississippi River]], with 2,064 miles of shoreline, although the nearby [[Lake Barkley]] is larger by volume. Kentucky Lake has a flood storage capacity of {{convert|4008000|acre.ft|km3|abbr=on|lk=in}}, more than 2.5 times the next largest lake in the TVA system.


It provides a source for [[hydroelectricity|hydro-electric]] power and, as one of the lakes alluded to by the name of [[Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area]], is a recreational magnet in western [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]].
It provides a source for [[hydroelectricity|hydro-electric]] power and, as one of the lakes alluded to by the name of [[Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area]], is a recreational magnet in western [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]].

Revision as of 07:01, 19 January 2021

This article is about the lake in the United States. For the lake in Canada, see Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park.
Kentucky Lake
Location of Kentucky Lake in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Location of Kentucky Lake in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Kentucky Lake
Location of Kentucky Lake in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Location of Kentucky Lake in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Kentucky Lake
Location of Kentucky Lake in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Location of Kentucky Lake in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Kentucky Lake
LocationKentucky / Tennessee
Coordinates37°00′45″N 88°16′12″W / 37.01256°N 88.27003°W / 37.01256; -88.27003
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. depth75 feet (23 m)
Aerial view of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Kentucky Lake is on the left. The canal connecting Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake is visible at left-center.

Kentucky Lake is a major navigable reservoir along the Tennessee River in Kentucky and Tennessee. Created in 1944 by the Tennessee Valley Authority's impounding of the Tennessee River by Kentucky Dam,[1] the 160,309-acre (649 km2) lake is the largest artificial lake by surface area in the United States east of the Mississippi River, with 2,064 miles of shoreline, although the nearby Lake Barkley is larger by volume. Kentucky Lake has a flood storage capacity of 4,008,000 acre⋅ft (4.944 km3), more than 2.5 times the next largest lake in the TVA system.

It provides a source for hydro-electric power and, as one of the lakes alluded to by the name of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, is a recreational magnet in western Kentucky and Tennessee.

Recreation

The lake holds records for the largest of three species of fish ever taken in Kentucky: white bass (5 lb.), Buffalo carp (55 lb.), and yellow perch (1 lb., 4 oz).[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

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Kentucky State Record Fish List". Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 2006-04-17. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
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