Green River Lake
| Green River Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adair / Taylor / Casey counties, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°15′08″N 85°19′51″W / 37.2522°N 85.3308°WCoordinates: 37°15′08″N 85°19′51″W / 37.2522°N 85.3308°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Green River |
| Primary outflows | Green River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 8,200 acres (33 km2) |
Green River Lake is a 8,210-acre (33 km2) reservoir in Adair, Taylor, and Casey counties in Kentucky lying in the section of Kentucky known as the Highland Rim.
The lake was developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1969 by impounding the Green River. The dam is an 11-mile drive equidistant from the cities of Campbellsville and Columbia. The lake is located 90 miles southeast of Louisville.
Operated and maintained primarily for flood control, the lake has become the major attraction of Green River Lake State Park.
The earthen dam (National ID # KY03007, at 37°14′46″N 85°20′24″W / 37.246°N 85.340°W), owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers, stands 144 feet high, with a length of 2350 feet at its crest. Its riverine reservoir has a normal surface area of 12.8 square miles, a maximum capacity of 723,200 acre-feet, and normal storage of 244,100 acre-feet. The US$33.4 million construction cost of the Green River Lake Project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938.
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