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A man went missing in Whitley County and was later found deceased in his car on Kentucky Highway 779 after his attempt to drive into flood waters. A total of seven homes were reported to have been in or under water across Whitley County as the Cumberland River in Williamsburg crested to its third highest stage on record of 34.84 feet (10.62 m).
The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States.The 688-mile-long (1,107 km) [2] river drains almost 18,000 square miles (47,000 km 2) of southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee.
Knox County is a county located in Appalachia near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,193. [1] Its county seat is Barbourville. [2]
Thousands in Eastern Kentucky still without water. Towns wonder how they’ll pay for repairs. Beth Musgrave, Bill Estep. August 4, 2022 at 12:06 PM. Ryan C. Hermens/rhermens@herald-leader.com.
The water level begins dropping gradually on July 1, and winter pool (354 ft; 108 m) is reached by December 1. The spring rise starts April 1. The lake's water surface area varies accordingly from 57,920 acres (234.4 km 2 ) at summer pool to 45,210 acres (183.0 km 2 ) at winter pool.
Pineville is located in northern Bell County at (36.7620301, −83.6949176), [10] along the Cumberland River, directly north of its water gap through Pine Mountain U.S. Route 25E passes through the city, intersecting Kentucky Route 66 in downtown.
Barbourville is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2010 census, [5] down from 3,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. [6] The city was formally established by the state assembly in 1812. [7]
The Wolf Creek Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Cumberland River in the western part of Russell County, Kentucky, United States.The dam serves at once four distinct purposes: it generates hydroelectricity; it regulates and limits flooding; it releases stored water to permit year-round navigation on the Cumberland River; and it creates Lake Cumberland for recreation, the largest man-made lake ...