Lake Linville
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File:Lake linville.jpg
View of Lake looking west
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Location | Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 356 acres (144 ha) |
Average depth | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Max. depth | 36 ft (11 m) |
Shore length1 | 7.9 mi (12.7 km) |
Surface elevation | 969 ft (295 m) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Linville is a 356-acre (1.44 km2) reservoir in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was created in 1968[1] by the construction of the earthen Renfro Dam, 72 feet high with a length of 1100 feet, owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The dam is a highway fill embankment along Interstate 75.
Facilities
Facilities include a launching ramp, boat dock, and parking area. Boats, live bait, and tackle are available.
Fishery
Species in the lake include largemouth bass, spotted bass, white crappie, hybrid bass, channel catfish, bluegill, longear sunfish, carp, and yellow bullhead.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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- Infrastructure completed in 1968
- Reservoirs in Kentucky
- Protected areas of Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Buildings and structures in Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Dams in Kentucky
- United States state-owned dams
- Landforms of Rockcastle County, Kansas
- Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort region, Kentucky geography stubs