Lake Beshear

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Lake Beshear
Location	Caldwell / Christian counties, Kentucky, USA
Coordinates	37°08′23″N 87°40′58″W / 37.1397°N 87.6829°W / 37.1397; -87.6829Coordinates: 37°08′23″N 87°40′58″W / 37.1397°N 87.6829°W / 37.1397; -87.6829
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	784 acres (317 ha)
Average depth	10 feet (3.0 m)
Max. depth	35 feet (11 m)
Shore length¹	23.6 miles (38.0 km)
Surface elevation	410 feet (120 m)
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Beshear is a 760-acre (3.1 km²) reservoir located in Caldwell and Christian counties in Kentucky. Impounded in 1962, the lake lies within the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park.^[1]

References

↑ Kleber, John E. (1992). "Lakes". In Clark, Thomas D.; Harrison, Lowell H.; Klotter, James C. The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.

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