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Kentucky : Appalachians (3)
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Kentucky : Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue Region (1)
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Kentucky Lakes and Reservoirs
Kentucky Lakes A-Z
Lakes in KY
| Lake Name | Lake Summary |
|---|---|
| Barren River Lake |
Barren River Lake, located in south-central Kentucky, is one of the state's hidden jewels, covering over 10,100 acres. The lake was created by the Louisville ... |
| Cave Run Lake |
Cave Run Lake, located in the Eastern Highlands Region of Kentucky, is an 8,270-acre manmade reservoir. Originally built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... |
| Dale Hollow Lake |
Also known as: Dale Hollow Reservoir Dale Hollow Lake, straddling the Kentucky-Tennessee border, is an artificial lake that was formed by damming up the Obey and Cumberland Rivers. As with ... |
| Grayson Lake |
He tees up, shoulders square to the ball and swings. The ball sails down the fairway, past the clean, clear water and weathered sandstone cliffs. Any ... |
| Green River Lake |
The children scrambled after each other, racing up the steps to the slide. Then they were off - sliding and squealing landing with a splash in the waters ... |
| Herrington Lake |
Meandering 32 miles across the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is Herrington Lake. The first large impoundment in Kentucky, Herrington Lake was created in ... |
| Kentucky Lake |
Kentucky Lake is the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi when measured by surface acres at "full pond," the normal water level: 184 miles long, ... |
| Lake Barkley |
Lake Barkley is one of the premier recreational destinations in Western Kentucky. The reservoir was created by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1966 for ... |
| Lake Cumberland |
Lake Cumberland boasts an impressive 50,250 acres and 1,255 miles of winding shoreline at its normal full pool level of 723 feet above sea level. The ... |
| Lake Malone |
Lake Malone is situated in the heart of the Kentucky wilderness, part of the "Bluegrass, Blues and Barbecue" tourism region. Shaped like a large sideways ... |
| Laurel River Lake |
Laurel River Lake was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1974 to provide flood control and hydroelectric power to its neighboring areas, but ... |
| Nolin River Lake |
Tucked into the hills of south central Kentucky, 5,795 acre Nolin River Lake shares residence among Edmonson, Grayson, and Hart counties. Created by the ... |
| Paintsville Lake | Sharing acreage of both Johnson and Morgan counties in eastern Kentucky, Paintsville Lake has been a recreational staple since its creation in 1983. The ... |
| Reelfoot Lake |
Reelfoot Lake makes its home in northwestern Tennessee and extends into southern Kentucky. The lake is young: popular history says that after the New ... |
| Rough River Lake | Straddling the Grayson, Breckinridge, and Hardin County lines in south central Kentucky, Rough River Lake is a 5,100 acre reservoir completed in 1951 ... |
| Taylorsville Lake |
Located in central Kentucky just 25 miles southeast of Louisville is 3,050 acre Taylorsville Lake. Created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1983 ... |
