Cave Run Lake

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Cave Run Lake
Location Kentucky
Coordinates 38°04′53″N 83°29′29″W / 38.0815°N 83.4915°W / 38.0815; -83.4915Coordinates: 38°04′53″N 83°29′29″W / 38.0815°N 83.4915°W / 38.0815; -83.4915
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries United States
Surface area 8,270 acres (33 km2)

Cave Run Lake, located south of Morehead, Kentucky, USA along Kentucky Route 801, is an 8,270-acre (33 km2), reservoir built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 148 ft (45 m), half-mile (800 m) dam (and outlet works) construction began in 1965 and was completed in 1973. Cave Run Lake is in the northern part of the Daniel Boone National Forest.[1] Cave Run Lake provides flood protection to the lower Licking River valley, supplies water to the area's communities, improves the Licking River's water flow conditions, and offers a habitat for various species of fish and wildlife. It is in Rowan, Morgan, Menifee, and Bath counties.

[edit] Recreation

The largest muskie ever caught in Kentucky (47 lb.) was caught in Cave Run Lake.[2]

The lake also provides various other recreational activities (swimming, boating & sailing, canoe and kayak, jet skiing, camping, hiking, well known for Mountain Bike trails, etc.)

Zilpo Road a scenic biway, is one road which provides access to the Bath County side of Cave Run Lake and is usually accessible throughout the year.

[edit] 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. 
  2. ^ "Kentucky State Record Fish List". Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 2006-04-17. http://fw.ky.gov/recordfish.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-17. 

[edit] External links

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