| Buckhorn Lake | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Perry / Leslie counties, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°20′22″N 83°28′15″W / 37.33944°N 83.47083°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Kentucky River |
| Primary outflows | Kentucky River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,230 acres (5 km2) |
| Max. depth | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 32,100 acre⋅ft (0.0396 km3) |
| Surface elevation | 761 ft (232 m) [2] |
Buckhorn Lake, located south of Buckhorn, Kentucky, United States and northwest of Hazard, Kentucky off Kentucky Route 28, is a 1,230-acre (5 km2) reservoir[3] created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1967 by impounding the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River.[3] The lake was flooded over top of a small township called Bowlingtown.
Buckhorn Lake is an impoundment of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River. Buckhorn Dam is an earthen dam, 160 feet (49 m) high and 1,020 feet (310 m) in length at its crest, with a maximum capacity of 167,900 acre-feet (207,100,000 m3) and normal storage of 32,100 acre-feet (39,600,000 m3).[4] The origin of the lake's name is uncertain. Some claim the name is taken from the discovery of a buck's horn at a nearby salt lick. Others claim that it is named for a buck killed by Jerry Smith, the area's first settler.[5]
Buckhorn Lake is home to a sizable population of muskie, making it an attractive destination for fishermen.[5]
- ^ "Fishing and Boating Buckhorn Lake Kentucky".
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckhorn Lake (Kentucky)
- ^ a b Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Parks, State". 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.
- ^ "Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial".
- ^ a b Bailey, Bill (1995). "Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park". Kentucky State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks of America. ISBN 1-881139-13-1.