Kentucky Dam

Kentucky Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the on the county line between and counties in the U.S. state of . The dam is the lowermost of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority…
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America
  • Also known as: Gilbertsville Dam

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kentucky Lake and Gilbertsville.

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is a major navigable along the in and . It was created in 1944 by the Tennessee Valley Authority's impounding of the Tennessee River via Kentucky Dam for flood control and hydroelectric power.

is a home rule-class city in , , in the United States. The population was 382 at the 2010 census, up from 343 in 2000. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Kentucky Dam

Latitude
37.01297° or 37° 0′ 47″ north
Longitude
-88.26928° or 88° 16′ 9″ west
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Open location code
869H2P7J+57
Geo­Names ID
4296912
Wiki­data ID
Q4027234
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Kentucky Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kentucky Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos)
  • Cebuano: Kentucky Dam
  • Chinese: 肯塔基坝
  • Egyptian Arabic: كنتاكى دام
  • Italian: diga di Kentucky
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kentucky-demningen
  • Norwegian: Kentucky-demningen
  • Ukrainian: ГЕС Кентуккі

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