Grayson Lake is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) 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[3] with the Grayson Dam, an earthen structure 120 feet (37 m) high, creating a maximum capacity of 118,990 acre-feet (146,770,000 m3). 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.[4]

An eye level image from the lake, showing trees turning colors for Autumn.

See also

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. October 10, 2005. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2007.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayson_Lake
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