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Guist Creek Lake

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Type
  
reservoir

Primary outflows
  
Guist Creek

Average depth
  
15 ft (5 m)

Primary inflows
  
Guist Creek

Basin countries
  
United States

Mean depth
  
4.57 m

Location
  
Shelby County, Kentucky, United States

Similar
  
Boltz Lake, Wilgreen Lake, Wood Creek Lake, Cedar Creek Lake, Fishtrap Lake

Guist Creek Lake is a 317-acre (1.3 km2) reservoir about five miles (8 km) east of Shelbyville, Kentucky. It was created in 1961 by impounding Guist Creek. The lake has 27 miles (43 km) of shoreline and is stocked annually with 7,900 channel catfish per year. Its average depth is 15 feet (5 m), with the main channel averaging around 20 feet (6 m) in most of the lake. Its maximum depth is 47 ft (14 m). Guist Creek Lake is in the Salt River drainage basin.

Contents

Map of Guist Creek Lake, Kentucky 40065, USA

Record fishEdit

Two Kentucky state record fish were taken from Guist Creek Lake:

  • Bullhead catfish, 5 lb 3oz, caught by Harry Case on October 18, 1992
  • White catfish, 1 lb 9oz, caught by Charles Crain on May 3, 2004

    • Creel limitsEdit

  • Channel catfish - must be over 12 inches (.3 m)

    • All other species follow ky state regulations

    References

    Guist Creek Lake Wikipedia
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