Paintsville Lake

Paintsville Lake

Lake and Dam
Location Johnson and Morgan Counties, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°50′23.34″N 82°52′15.56″W / 37.8398167°N 82.8709889°WCoordinates: 37°50′23.34″N 82°52′15.56″W / 37.8398167°N 82.8709889°W
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Paint Creek
Primary outflows Paint Creek
Basin countries United States
Max. length 26 miles (42 km)
Surface area 1,139 acres (4.61 km2)
Max. depth 100 feet (30 m)
Water volume 40,700 acre feet (50,200,000 m3)
Shore length1 57 miles (92 km)
Surface elevation 709 feet (216 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Paintsville Lake is a 1,139-acre (4.61 km2) reservoir in Johnson and Morgan counties in eastern Kentucky. It was impounded from Paint Creek in 1983 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is the major attraction of Paintsville Lake State Park.[1]

History

Paintsville Lake officially opened to the public in 1983, three years before Paintsville Lake State Park was established.

On December 9, 1978, ten-thousand Johnson County residences had to be evacuated from the area below the construction site of the Paintsville Lake dam. This is because the area had recently received eight inches (200 mm) of rain, which had caused a leak in the coffer dam that was keeping the construction site of the actual dam dry. Luckily, the dam did not break and the residences were allowed to return to their homes the following day.[2]

Fish species

Paintsville Lake has a variety of game fishing species. Fish that can be caught in the lake include:[3]

  • Bass
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Catfish
  • Channel Catfish

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Lakes". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
  2. ↑ Johnson County History Retrieved on 2009-06-23
  3. ↑ lakelubbers.com-Paintsville Lake Retrieved on 2009-06-23

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