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Lake Cumberland

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: KY USA
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• Overview

Lake Cumberland is a reservoir in Clinton, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne counties in Kentucky.ref name=kye The primary reasons for its construction were a means for flood control and the production of hydroelectric power. Its shoreline measures 1,255 miles (2,020km) and the lake is spread over 65,530 acres (265.2km²) at the top of the power pool. The reservoir ranks 9th in the U.S. in size, with a capacity of 6.1 million acre-feet (7.5km³) of water, enough to cover the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky with 3 inches (76mm) of water. The main lake is 101mi long and over one mile (1.6km) across at its widest point. The lake has become a major source of tourism and an economic engine for south-central Kentucky.