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Carr Creek State Park is a park located along Kentucky Route 15 in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. The park itself encompasses 29 acres (12 ha), while the park's main feature, Carr Creek Lake, covers 750 acres (300 ha). [1] The park contains a 39-site campground, a full-service marina with snack bar, boat rental service, and a beach.
Carr Creek Lake's earth and rock fill dam is 130 ft (40 m) tall and 720 ft (219 m) long, and the dam is located 8.8 mi (14 km) above the mouth of Carr Fork River, a tributary of the North Fork Kentucky River. [3] The lake is the main attraction of Carr Creek State Park. [4]
In southern Knott County, Carr Creek Lake rose over 15 feet (4.6 m) in 12 hours along the Carr Fork River, a tributary of the North Fork. [24] USGS river gauge for the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Whitesburg, showing water levels of almost 20 ft (6.1 m), exceeding the previous record level by over 5 ft (1.5 m).
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Kentucky Route 15 begins at a junction of US 119/Corridor F & Business KY 15 in Whitesburg, and terminates in Winchester at US 60.It is a major route, connecting the coalfields of the Cumberland Plateau with Lexington and other cities in the Bluegrass region.
Also on Upper Second Creek, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) upstream from its mouth, was the Monos post office, established on 1922-01-13 by postmaster Marion C. Combs. [12] It closed in May 1924. [12] The Leonard mining town, and Leonard railway station, were just downstream of the mouth of Lower Second Creek, 8 miles (13 km) from Hazard by rail. [12]
Kentucky Route 160, also known as KY 160, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.It runs from the Virginia state line, where the roadway continues east to Appalachia, Virginia as State Route 160, north via Lynch, Benham, Clutts, Cumberland, Sand Hill, Gordon, Linefork, Kings Creek, Premium, and Hot Spot to Kentucky Route 15 at Van.
The Columbia County school district reported five school safety incidents within the last 48 hours, including what they deemed as two credible threats against local middle schools that came in the ...