Barren River Lake
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| Barren River Lake | |
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| Location | Kentucky |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Barren River |
| Primary outflows | Barren River |
| Basin countries | United States |
Barren River Lake is a 10,100 acres (41 km²), artificial lake in Kentucky created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 by impounding the Barren River. The lake occupies parts of Allen, Barren, and Monroe counties. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for operation and maintenance of the project and responsible for protection of the resource. A small segment of the propety owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is leased to Barren River Lake State Resort Park and lies along a section of shoreline in Barren County.[1]
[edit] Islands
The lake has three large islands.
In the widest part of the lake, there are two large islands, each about one square mile in size. And another smaller island near the main boat ramp and camp-site.
There is also another, which is sometimes partly connected to the surrounding land, but sometimes surrounded by lake water, depending on water levels.
[edit] References
- ^ (1992) "Lakes", in Kleber, John E.: The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720.
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