Wood Creek Lake

Wood Creek Lake
Location Laurel County, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°12′0″N 84°11′20″W / 37.20000°N 84.18889°WCoordinates: 37°12′0″N 84°11′20″W / 37.20000°N 84.18889°W
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Wood Creek
Primary outflows Wood Creek
Basin countries United States
Surface area 672 acres (272 ha)
Surface elevation 1,020 feet (310 m)

Wood Creek Lake is a 672-acre (2.72 km2) reservoir in Laurel County, Kentucky. Created by impounding Wood Creek in 1969, the lake is located in the middle of Daniel Boone National Forest.[1]

Wood Creek Lake Dam is a rock-fill dam, 163 feet high and 800 feet long at its crest, with a maximum capacity of 29,101 acre-feet. Dam and lake are owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[2]

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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. http://findlakes.com/wood_creek_lake_kentucky~ky00088.htm

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