Shanty Hollow Lake
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| Location | Warren / Edmonson counties, Kentucky, USA |
| Coordinates | 37°09′03″N 86°23′14″W / 37.1508°N 86.3873°WCoordinates: 37°09′03″N 86°23′14″W / 37.1508°N 86.3873°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 135 acres (55 ha) |
Shanty Hollow Lake is a 135-acre (0.55 km2) reservoir mostly in Warren County, Kentucky, but also extending into Edmonson County. It was constructed in 1951.[1] The lake is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) north of Bowling Green and is used for fishing. Fish which may be taken from the lake include largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, black crappie, white crappie, warmouth, channel catfish, and common carp.[2] Shanty Hollow Lake is a man-made lake, created by the damming of Clay Lick Creek.[3]
Shanty Hollow has a unique sandstone geology, underlying shale and subsequent limestone. It is popular with the local population for rock climbing and rappelling. It has a waterfall and a spring. Most of the land surrounding the lake is privately owned, and it has been overused in some areas for camping, bonfires, etc. There are many fossil molds and impressions of wood and bark structures in the sandstone facies, and many of these have been replaced with iron concretions.
[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.
- ^ http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/shantyhollowlake.pdf
- ^ TopoQuest - Shanty Hollow Lake, USGS Reedyville (KY) Topo Map
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