Rough River Lake
| Rough River Lake | |
|---|---|
 Rough River Lake near Leitchfield | |
  Rough River Lake | |
| Location | Breckinridge / Grayson / Hardin counties, Kentucky, US |
| Coordinates | 37°36′42″N 86°29′02″W / 37.6116°N 86.4840°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Rough River |
| Primary outflows | Rough River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 5,100 acres (21 km2) |
Rough River Lake is a 5,100-acre (21 km2) reservoir in Breckinridge, Grayson, and Hardin counties in Kentucky.
It was impounded from the Rough River in 1959 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Rough River Lake Dam is a 132-foot-high earthen dam impounding a maximum capacity of 334,400 acre-feet. It is the primary attraction of Rough River Dam State Resort Park.[1]
See also
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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- Infrastructure completed in 1959
- Protected areas of Breckinridge County, Kentucky
- Protected areas of Grayson County, Kentucky
- Protected areas of Hardin County, Kentucky
- Reservoirs in Kentucky
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Bodies of water of Breckinridge County, Kentucky
- Bodies of water of Grayson County, Kentucky
- Bodies of water of Hardin County, Kentucky
- Kentucky geography stubs
- Southern United States protected area stubs