Shanty Hollow Lake

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Shanty Hollow Lake
Location Warren County, Kentucky
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries United States
Surface area 135 acres (55 ha)

Shanty Hollow Lake is a 135-acre artificial lake in Warren County, Kentucky. It was constructed in 1951.[1] The lake resides approximately 17 miles north of Bowling Green and is used for fishing. Fish which may be taken from the lake include largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, black crappie, white crappie, warmouth, channel catfish, and common carp[2]. Shanty Hollow Lake is a man-made lake, created by the damming of Clay Lick Creek [3].

[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. 
  2. ^ http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/shantyhollowlake.pdf
  3. ^ TopoZone - Shanty Hollow Lake, USGS Reedyville (KY) Topo Map