| Wood Creek Lake | |
|---|---|
  Wood Creek Lake | |
| Location | Laurel County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°12′0″N 84°11′20″W / 37.20000°N 84.18889°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 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 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
- ^ a b "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.
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| Wood Creek Lake | |
|---|---|
Wood Creek Lake | |
| Location | Laurel County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°12′0″N 84°11′20″W / 37.20000°N 84.18889°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 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 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
- ^ a b "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.
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| This Laurel County, Kentucky state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |