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Dewey Lake

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Location
  
Floyd County, Kentucky

Primary inflows
  
John's Creek

Basin countries
  
United States

Area
  
4.452 kmĀ²

Type
  
reservoir

Primary outflows
  
John's Creek

Surface area
  
1,100 acres (4 km)

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Similar
  
Jenny Wiley State Resort Pa, Fishtrap Lake, Yatesville Lake State Park, Paintsville Lake, Paintsville Lake State Park

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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.

Contents

Map of Dewey Lake, Kentucky 41653, USA

The 1,100-acre (4 km2) lake was formed by impounding John's Creek in 1949, and was named for Admiral George Dewey. Dewey Dam (National ID # KY03029) is an earthen dam, 188 feet high.

Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is located on Dewey Lake.

Dewey lake


Recreation

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

References

Dewey Lake Wikipedia