Martins Fork Lake
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| Martins Fork Lake | |
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| Dam and Lake. View is to the west-northwest | |
| Location | Harlan County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36°44′45″N 83°15′48″W / 36.7459°N 83.263321°WCoordinates: 36°44′45″N 83°15′48″W / 36.7459°N 83.263321°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Cumberland River |
| Primary outflows | Cumberland River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 340 acres (1.4 km2) |
Martins Fork Lake is a 340-acre (1.4 km2) reservoir in Harlan County, Kentucky. The lake was impounded from a branch of the Cumberland River in 1979 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is named for James Martin, an early pioneer in the area.[1]
[edit] 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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