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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States 171,280-acre national recreation area (69,310 ha) in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. It was designated as a national recreation area in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and developed using funds appropriated during the Johnson administration .
Shortly before the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL) was established, the Kentucky segment of the Trace was originally designated as Kentucky Route 453 (KY 453), and the Tennessee segment was Tennessee State Route 49 (SR 49).
Though it has only three major natural lakes, [31] Kentucky is home to many artificial lakes. Kentucky has both the largest artificial lake east of the Mississippi in water volume (Lake Cumberland) and surface area (Kentucky Lake). Kentucky Lake's 2,064 miles (3,322 km) of shoreline, 160,300 acres (64,900 hectares) of water surface, and ...
Golden Pond was a town in western Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. It is now the site of the headquarters of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, 11 miles (18 km) west-southwest of Cadiz. Golden Pond was established in the 19th century and became known for its moonshining activity during the Prohibition era.
One mile (1.6 km) above the dam is a canal connecting Lake Barkley with Kentucky Lake, forming one of the greatest freshwater recreational complexes in the country. The lakes run parallel courses for more than 50 miles (80 km), with the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area located between them.
Kentucky Lake Kincaid Lake Martins Fork Lake Paintsville Lake Shanty Hollow Lake. The following is a list of lakes and reservoirs in the state of Kentucky in the United States. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Lake Barkley (extends into Tennessee) Barren River Lake; Beaver Lake; Boltz Lake ...
Kentucky Route 453 (KY 453) is a 16.040-mile-long (25.814 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from The Trace at the northern entrance of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area south of Grand Rivers to U.S. Route 60 and North Court Street in Smithland.
Carmack is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Barkley in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. [2] It was also known as Pottertown. [1]