Grayson Lake Explained

Grayson Lake
Location:Carter / Elliott counties, Kentucky, United States
Pushpin Map:Kentucky
Coords:38.2515°N -82.9839°W
Area:15001NaN1
Max-Depth:60feet[1]
Volume:118990acre feet Max
Elevation:196m (643feet)

Grayson Lake is a 15001NaN1 reservoir in Carter and Elliott counties in Kentucky. It was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1968 by impounding the Little Sandy River[2] with the Grayson Dam, an earthen structure high, creating a maximum capacity of . Sections of Kentucky Route 7 were re-routed as a result of the lake's creation. KY 7 now traverses a modern highway stretch around the park, crossing the dam also.

The lake is the major attraction of Grayson Lake State Park.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fishing and Boating Grayson Lake Kentucky.
  2. Book: Kleber, John E. . Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter . The Kentucky Encyclopedia . 1992 . The University Press of Kentucky . . 0-8131-1772-0 . Lakes.
  3. Web site: Grayson Lake State Park . Kentucky Department of Parks . 2005-10-10 . 2007-02-17 . 2007-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705110842/http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/gl/ . dead .