Dix Dam
The Dix Dam is a dam on the Dix River located between Mercer and Garrard County, Kentucky. It was constructed to generate hydroelectricity and prevent flooding of the Kentucky River but is better known for creating Herrington Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include E. W. Brown Generating Station.
E. W. Brown Generating Station
Power station
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The E. W. Brown Generating Station is a quad coal-fired power plant, natural gas power plant, solar power plant, and hydro electric plant owned and operated by Kentucky Utilities near Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky. E. W. Brown Generating Station is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Dix Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Bridge and Burgin.
High Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: CWH CWz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 242. High Bridge is situated 3 miles north of Dix Dam.
Burgin
Village
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Burgin is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 979 at the 2020 census. Burgin is situated 4 miles southwest of Dix Dam.
Bushtown
Hamlet
Bushtown is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Bushtown is located on the Dix River 6.6 miles east-southeast of Harrodsburg. Bushtown is situated 4 miles south of Dix Dam.
Dix Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
- Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.7856° or 37° 47′ 8″ northLongitude
-84.70377° or 84° 42′ 14″ westElevation
761 feet (232 metres)Open location code
869QQ7PW+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 493765263OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Dix Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dix Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ديكس”
- Italian: “diga di Dix”
- Spanish: “Presa Dix”
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