Rough River Dam State Resort Park

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Rough River Dam State Resort Park is a park located in parts of Breckinridge, Hardin, and Grayson counties in Kentucky. The park encompasses 637 acres (2.58 km²). Rough River Dam, stretching 1,590 feet (480 m) across and 310 feet (94 m) high, creates Rough River Lake, a recreational lake of approximately 5,100 acres (21 km²).^[1] The lake is home to a variety of bass including largemouth, smallmouth, Guadalupe, spotted, white, yellow, and striped bass as well as other game fish, making fishing a significant portion of its tourism.^[2]^[3]

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