Martins Fork Lake

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Martins Fork Lake
Martins Fork Lake - Dam and Lake. View is to the west-northwest
Dam and Lake. View is to the west-northwest
Location Harlan County, Kentucky
Coordinates 36.7459° N 83.263321° WCoordinates: 36.7459° N 83.263321° W
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Cumberland River
Primary outflows Cumberland River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 340 acres (1.4 km²)
Martins Fork Lake
Martins Fork Lake

Martins Fork Lake is a 340-acre (1.4 km²) artificial lake in Harlan County, Kentucky. The lake was impounded from a branch of the Cumberland River in 1979 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is named for James Martin, an early pioneer in the area.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (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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