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Lake Linville
View of Lake looking west
Lake Linville is located in KentuckyLake LinvilleLake Linville
LocationRockcastle County, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates37°23′19″N 84°20′44″W / 37.3887°N 84.3455°W / 37.3887; -84.3455
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area356 acres (144 ha)
Average depth16 ft (4.9 m)
Max. depth36 ft (11 m)
Shore length7.9 mi (12.7 km)
Surface elevation969 ft (295 m)
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Linville is a 356-acre (1.44 km) reservoir in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was created in 1968 by the construction of the earthen Renfro Dam, 72 feet (22 m) high with a length of 1,100 feet (340 m), owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The dam is a highway fill embankment along Interstate 75.

Facilities

Facilities include a launching ramp, boat dock, campground, splash pad and parking area. Boats, live bait, and tackle are available.

Fishery

Species in the lake include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, white crappie, hybrid bass, channel catfish, bluegill, longear sunfish, carp, yellow Bullhead, and snail like monsters.

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.

External links

Lakes and reservoirs of Kentucky
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