Wood Creek Lake is a 672-acre (2.72 km2) reservoir in Laurel County, Kentucky. Created by impounding Wood Creek in 1969, the lake is in the middle of Daniel Boone National Forest.[2]

Wood Creek Lake
Wood Creek Lake is located in Kentucky
Wood Creek Lake
Wood Creek Lake
LocationLaurel County, Kentucky
Coordinates37°12′0″N 84°11′20″W / 37.20000°N 84.18889°W / 37.20000; -84.18889
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsWood Creek
Primary outflowsWood Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area672 acres (272 ha)
Average depth35 feet (11 m)[1]
Max. depth127 feet (39 m)[1]
Surface elevation1,020 feet (310 m)

Wood Creek Lake Dam is a rock-fill dam, 163 feet (50 m) high and 800 feet (240 m) long at its crest, with a maximum capacity of 29,101 acre-feet (35,896,000 m3). The dam and lake are owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wood Creek Lake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Wood Creek Lake". Findlakes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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