Cedar Creek Lake (Kentucky)
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Bank access along KY 1770
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| Location | Lincoln County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°28′49″N 84°33′23″W / 37.4802°N 84.5564°WCoordinates: 37°28′49″N 84°33′23″W / 37.4802°N 84.5564°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Cedar Creek |
| Primary outflows | Cedar Creek |
| Catchment area | 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 784 acres (317 ha) |
| Average depth | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 47.56 ft (14.50 m) |
Cedar Creek Lake is a 784-acre (317 ha) reservoir in eastern Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA, between Stanford and Crab Orchard along U.S. Highway 150. Cedar Creek Lake is the second largest state-controlled lake in Kentucky.
"This project, first conceived in 1989, will soon result in a recreational and economic jewel for Lincoln County and this region," as said by Kentucky ex-Governor Paul E. Patton during the September 4, 2002, Cedar Creek Dam dedication. Cedar Creek Lake was a joint venture of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife (KDFW), Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), and the leaders of Lincoln County—most importantly ex-Judge-Executive John Sims who envisioned the project. On February 16, 2003, due to excessive amounts of rain, the lake was filled sooner than predicted. This impounded 784 acres (317 ha) of the 14,000-acre (5,700 ha) Cedar Creek watershed, making Cedar Creek Lake the second largest state-controlled lake in Kentucky (with Lake Malone being the largest).
During the preparations for Cedar Creek Lake, it was decided to leave all trees and brush to provide a habitat for the future lake's many species of fish. In areas without trees and brush, cement-filled buckets with arrays of 5-foot-long (1.5 m) wooden sticks protruding out, packaging tarps, anchored downed trees, and other various fish habitat improvement structures were placed to fill in these bald areas. Any developments such as houses and certain sections of old US 150 were removed (except for the old US 150 bridge crossing Cedar Creek). The Hebron Methodist Church, the Vardeman/Holmes/Daws/Stephenson Family Cemetery, and a small section of Kentucky Route 1770 were relocated before the lake's impoundment.
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