Dewey_Lake

Dewey Lake

Dewey Lake

Lake near Prestonsburg, Kentucky

For the lake in Minnesota, see Dewey Lake (St. Louis County, Minnesota).

Dewey Lake, located near Prestonsburg, Kentucky in Floyd County, is part of the integrated flood reduction system operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the entire Ohio River Basin.[3]

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The 1,100-acre (4 km2) lake was formed by impounding John's Creek in 1949, and was named for Admiral George Dewey.[4] Dewey Dam (National ID # KY03029) is an earthen dam, 118 feet (36 m) high. The length of the lake is 18.5 miles (29.8 km) upstream from the dam and its water shed covers 207 square miles (540 km2).[3]

Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is located on Dewey Lake.

Recreation

The largest tiger muskie ever taken in the state of Kentucky (13 lb., 12 oz.) was caught in Dewey Lake.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Fishing and Boating Dewey Lake Kentucky".
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dewey Lake
  3. [3]
    "Dewey Lake". United States Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    "Kentucky State Record Fish List". Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 2006-04-17. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-17.



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