Rough River Lake
Rough River Lake is a 5,100-acre (21 km2) reservoir in Breckinridge, Grayson, and Hardin counties in Kentucky.
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 Rough River Lake near Leitchfield | |
  Rough River Lake | |
| Location | Breckinridge / Grayson / Hardin counties, Kentucky, US |
| Coordinates | 37.6116°N 86.4840°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Rough River |
| Primary outflows | Rough River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 5,100 acres (21 km2) |
It was impounded from the Rough River in 1959 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Rough River Lake Dam is a 132-foot-high earthen dam impounding a maximum capacity of 334,400 acre-feet. It is the primary attraction of Rough River Dam State Resort Park.[1]
See also
References
- 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.
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