Paintsville Lake
Reservoir in Johnson and Morgan Counties, Kentucky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paintsville Lake is a 1,139-acre (4.61 km2) reservoir in Johnson and Morgan counties in eastern Kentucky. It was impounded from Paint Creek in 1983 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is the major attraction of Paintsville Lake State Park.[2]
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Paintsville Lake | |
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Location | Johnson and Morgan Counties, Kentucky |
Coordinates | 37°50′23.34″N 82°52′15.56″W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Paint Creek |
Primary outflows | Paint Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 26 miles (42 km) |
Surface area | 1,139 acres (4.61 km2) |
Max. depth | 100 feet (30 m)[1] |
Water volume | 40,700 acre-feet (50,200,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 57 miles (92 km) |
Surface elevation | 709 feet (216 m) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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