Cave Run Lake

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Cave Run Lake

Location	Kentucky
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	8,270 acres (33 km²)

Cave Run Lake, located south of Morehead, Kentucky, USA along Kentucky Route 801, is an 8,270-acre (33 km²), artificial lake built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 148 ft (45 m), half-mile (800 m) dam (and outlet works) construction began in 1965 and was completed in 1973. Cave Run Lake is in the northern part of the Daniel Boone National Forest.^[1] Cave Run Lake provides flood protection to the lower Licking River valley, supplies water to the area's communities, improves the Licking River's water flow conditions, and offers a habitat for various species of fish and wildlife.

[edit] Recreation

The largest muskie ever taken in Kentucky (44.38 lb. (19.75 kg)) was caught in Cave Run Lake.^[2]

The lake also provides various other recreational activities (boating, jet skiing, camping, hiking, etc.)

[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.
^ Kentucky State Record Fish List. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (2006-04-17). Retrieved on 2007-02-17.