Paintsville Lake
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File:Paintsville Lake and Dam Kentucky.jpg
Lake and Dam
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Location | Johnson and Morgan Counties, Kentucky |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Paint Creek |
Primary outflows | Paint Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 26 miles (42 km) |
Surface area | 1,139 acres (4.61 km2) |
Max. depth | 100 feet (30 m) |
Water volume | 40,700 acre-feet (50,200,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 57 miles (92 km) |
Surface elevation | 709 feet (216 m) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Paintsville Lake is a 1,139-acre (4.61 km2) reservoir in Johnson and Morgan counties in eastern Kentucky. It was impounded from Paint Creek in 1983 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is the major attraction of Paintsville Lake State Park.[1]
History
Paintsville Lake officially opened to the public in 1983, three years before Paintsville Lake State Park was established.
On December 9, 1978, ten-thousand Johnson County residences had to be evacuated from the area below the construction site of the Paintsville Lake dam. This is because the area had recently received eight inches (200 mm) of rain, which had caused a leak in the coffer dam that was keeping the construction site of the actual dam dry. The dam did not break, and the residents were allowed to return to their homes the following day.[2]
Fish species
Paintsville Lake has a variety of game fishing species. Fish that can be caught in the lake include:[3]
Gallery
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Paintsville Lake spillway.jpg
Paintsville Lake spillway
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Paintsville Lake emergency spillway.jpg
Paintsville Lake's emergency spillway
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Johnson County History Retrieved on 2009-06-23
- ↑ lakelubbers.com-Paintsville Lake Retrieved on 2009-06-23
External links
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- Pages with broken file links
- 1983 establishments in Kentucky
- Reservoirs in Kentucky
- Protected areas of Johnson County, Kentucky
- Buildings and structures in Morgan County, Kentucky
- Protected areas of Morgan County, Kentucky
- Buildings and structures in Johnson County, Kentucky
- Dams in Kentucky
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Landforms of Johnson County, Kentucky
- Landforms of Morgan County, Kentucky
- Eastern Kentucky Coalfield geography stubs