Cordell Hull Lake

Cordell Hull Lake
Location Smith / Jackson / Clay counties, Tennessee, USA
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Cumberland River
Primary outflows Cumberland River
Catchment area 8,096 sq mi (20,970 km2)[1]
Basin countries United States
Managing agency United States Army Corps of Engineers
Built 1963—1973[2]
Max. length 72 mi (116 km)[3]
Surface area 11,960 acres (48.4 km2)[3]
Average depth 20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Max. depth 90 ft (27 m)[3]
Water volume 533,928 cu yd (408,217 m3)[1]
Shore length1 381 mi (613 km)[3]
Surface elevation 504 ft (154 m)[3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cordell Hull Lake is a lake in the Cumberland River in north-central Tennessee, about thirty miles east of Nashville, in the vicinity of Carthage. It covers approximately 12,000 acres (49 km2).

It is named for Cordell Hull, former United States Secretary of State[2].

References

  1. ^ a b "National Inventory of Dams". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. http://nid.usace.army.mil. Retrieved Sept. 06, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Lake History". Cordell Hull Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/op/cor/rec/history.htm. Retrieved Sept. 06, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Frequently Asked Questions". Cordell Hull Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/op/cor/rec/faq.htm. Retrieved Sept. 06, 2011. 

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