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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky .
All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m3 ).
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Dams and reservoirs in Kentucky
Kentucky Dam spillway
Lake Barkley Lock and Dam, impounding
Lake Barkley
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Barkley Dam ,
Lake Barkley ,
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Barren River Lake Dam ,
Barren River Lake , USACE
Buckhorn Lake Dam ,
Buckhorn Lake , USACE
Cannelton Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Ohio and Kentucky)
Cave Run Lake Dam ,
Cave Run Lake , USACE
portions of the
Dale Hollow Reservoir , dammed in Tennessee, USACE
Curtis Crum Reservoir, Martin County Water District
Dewey Dam ,
Dewey Lake , USACE
Dix Dam ,
Herrington Lake , Kentucky Utilities
Fishtrap Dam ,
Fishtrap Lake , USACE
Grayson Dam ,
Grayson Lake , USACE
Green River Lake Dam ,
Green River Lake , USACE
Greenup Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Ohio and Kentucky)
John T. Myers Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
Kentucky Dam ,
Kentucky Lake ,
Tennessee Valley Authority
Laurel River Dam ,
Laurel River Lake , USACE
Markland Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
McAlpine Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
Newburgh Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
Nolin Lake Dam ,
Nolin River Lake , USACE
Olmsted Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (under construction between Illinois and Kentucky)
Paintsville Dam ,
Paintsville Lake , USACE
Renfro Dam ,
Lake Linville , Commonwealth of Kentucky
Rough River Lake Dam ,
Rough River Lake , USACE
Smithland Locks and Dam , Ohio River, USACE (between Illinois and Kentucky)
Taylorsville Lake Dam ,
Taylorsville Lake , USACE
Wolf Creek Dam ,
Lake Cumberland , USACE
Wood Creek Lake Dam ,
Wood Creek Lake , Commonwealth of Kentucky
Yatesville Dam ,
Yatesville Lake , USACE
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