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The construction of TVA's Kentucky Dam on the Tennessee River and the Corps of Engineers' Barkley Dam on the Cumberland River led to the development of associated lakes, and the creation of an area called the Land Between the Lakes. A navigation canal located at Grand Rivers, Kentucky, links Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The canal allows for ...
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 .
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.
Map of the United States with Kentucky highlighted. Kentucky, a state in the United States, has 418 active cities. [1] The two most populous cities, Louisville and Lexington, are designated "first class" cities. A first class city would normally have a mayor-alderman government, but that does not apply to the merged governments in Louisville ...
This is an incomplete list of cities, towns, and communities along the Tennessee River and its branches in the United States. [1] Currently only the more major cities and towns are mentioned. Alphabetically
Kentucky Lake has a flood storage capacity of 4,008,000 acre⋅ft (4.944 km 3), more than 2.5 times the next largest lake in the TVA system. It provides a source for hydro-electric power. Also, as one of the lakes alluded to by the name of Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area , it is a recreational destination of western Kentucky and ...
Kentucky is the only U.S. state to have a continuous border of rivers running along three of its sides – the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Big Sandy River and Tug Fork to the east. [30] Its major internal rivers include the Kentucky River, Tennessee River, Cumberland River, Green River and Licking River.
Kentucky Lake (extends into Kentucky) Larry Collins Lake; Melton Hill Lake; Nickajack Lake; Norris Lake; Ocoee Lake; Old Hickory Lake; Reelfoot Lake; Tellico Lake; Tims Ford Lake; Watauga Lake; Watts Bar Lake (largest lake in Tennessee) Wilbur Lake (Tennessee)