Barkley Dam
Barkley Dam is a dam along the Cumberland River in Kentucky. Its construction along with Kentucky Dam formed the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area by stopping the flow of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers, forming Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake respectively.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 387 feet (118 metres)
- …is also known as “Barkley Lock and Dam”
- Description: dam in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Rivers and Suwanee.
Grand Rivers
Grand Rivers is a home rule-class city in Livingston County, Kentucky, in the United States.
Suwanee
Hamlet
Suwanee is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. Suwanee is situated 4 miles northeast of Barkley Dam.
Iuka
Hamlet
Iuka is an unincorporated community in southern Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. Iuka is situated 4 miles north of Barkley Dam.
Barkley Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location
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Latitude
37.02081° or 37° 1′ 15″ north
Longitude
-88.2229° or 88° 13′ 22″ west
Open location code
869H2QCG+8R
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Barkley Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barkley Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد باركلى”
- Italian: “diga di Barkley”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Barkley-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Barkley-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Барклі”
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