Green River Lake
body of water
Green River Lake is a 8,210-acre (33 km2) reservoir in Adair, Taylor, and Casey counties in Kentucky lying in the section of Kentucky known as the Highland Rim.
The lake was developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1969 by impounding the Green River. The dam is an 11 miles (18 km) drive equidistant from the cities of Campbellsville and Columbia. The lake is located 90 miles southeast of Louisville.
Operated and maintained primarily for flood control, the lake has become the major attraction of Green River Lake State Park.
Green River Lake Dam
The earthen dam (National ID # KY03007, at 37.246°N 85.340°W / 37.246; -85.340 (Green River Lake Dam)), owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers, stands 144 feet (44 m) high, with a length of 2,350 feet (720 m) at its crest. Its riverine reservoir has a normal surface area of 12.8 square miles (33 km2), a maximum capacity of 723200 acre-feet (892100000 m3), and normal storage of 244100 acre-feet (301100000 m3). The US$33.4 million construction cost of the Green River Lake Project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938.
Green River Lake is the largest project in the Louisville District—counting both the land and water acreage (33,793 acres). The Green River is the longest river, at 370 miles (600 km), to flow completely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky's borders.
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