Lake Malone

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Lake Malone
Location Kentucky
Coordinates 37°04′17″N 87°02′24″W / 37.0713°N 87.0399°W / 37.0713; -87.0399Coordinates: 37°04′17″N 87°02′24″W / 37.0713°N 87.0399°W / 37.0713; -87.0399
Basin countries United States
Surface area 788 acres (319 ha)

Lake Malone is a 788-acre (3.19 km2)[1] artificial lake in Logan, Muhlenberg, and Todd counties in Kentucky. It was impounded from Rocky Creek in 1961[2] and named for Mr. and Mrs. Wallace C. Malone who donated a large tract of land for the lake.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lake Malone State Park". Kentucky Department of Parks. 2005-10-19. http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks/lm/. Retrieved 2007-02-27. 
  2. ^ 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 0813117720. 
  3. ^ "article". News Democrat & Leader. 2005-06-28. http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2005/06/28/news/news03.txt. Retrieved 2006-11-22.