Lake Cumberland
was formed in the 1940’s when a dam was constructed on a large section of the Cumberland River. It was made primarily for flood control and for the production of hydroelectric power. In 1950 the lake was filled with water to a capacity of 6,089,000 acre-feet. That’s 1.9 trillion gallons of water, or enough to cover the entire state of Kentucky. The cost to construct the lake, which has 1255 miles of shoreline, was approximately $80.4 million dollars. The dam ranks 22nd in the “One Hundred Largest Dams in the U.S.,” and the reservoir is the 9th largest in the country. Since its formation, Lake Cumberland has become one of the most favored recreation spots east of the Mississippi, with over four million people visiting the lake each year.
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