| Wood Creek Lake | |
|---|---|
  Wood Creek Lake | |
| Location | Laurel County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°12′0″N 84°11′20″W / 37.20000°N 84.18889°W / 37.20000; -84.18889 |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Wood Creek |
| Primary outflows | Wood Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 672 acres (272 ha) |
| Average depth | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Max. depth | 127 feet (39 m) |
| Surface elevation | 1,020 feet (310 m) |
Wood Creek Lake is a 672-acre (2.72 km) reservoir in Laurel County, Kentucky. Created by impounding Wood Creek in 1969, the lake is in the middle of Daniel Boone National Forest.
Wood Creek Lake Dam is a rock-fill dam, 163 feet (50 m) high and 800 feet (240 m) long at its crest, with a maximum capacity of 29,101 acre-feet (35,896,000 m). The dam and lake are owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
References
- ^ "Wood Creek Lake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- 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.
- "Wood Creek Lake". Findlakes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
External links
- "Wood Creek Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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