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Grayson Lake
Lake and Dam
Grayson Lake
Location	Carter / Elliott counties, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates	38°15′5.5″N 82°59′1.88″W / 38.251528°N 82.9838556°W / 38.251528; -82.9838556
Type	artificial lake
Primary inflows	Little Sandy River
Primary outflows	Little Sandy River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	1,500 acres (6.1 km)
Max. depth	60 ft (18 m)
Water volume	118,990 acre⋅ft (0.14677 km) Max
Surface elevation	643 ft (196 m)

Grayson Lake is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km) reservoir in Carter and Elliott counties in Kentucky. It was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1968 by impounding the Little Sandy River with the Grayson Dam, an earthen structure 120 feet (37 m) high, creating a maximum capacity of 118,990 acre-feet (146,770,000 m). Sections of Kentucky Route 7 were re-routed as a result of the lake's creation. KY 7 now traverses a modern highway stretch around the park, crossing the dam also.

The lake is the major attraction of Grayson Lake State Park.

See also

• Grayson Lake State Park

References

1. "Fishing and Boating Grayson Lake Kentucky".
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grayson Lake
3. Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Lakes". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
4. "Grayson Lake State Park". Kentucky Department of Parks. 2005-10-10. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-02-17.

External links

• Grayson Lake facilities map

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