Yatesville Dam
Yatesville Lake is a reservoir in Lawrence County, Kentucky in the far eastern part of the state, close to the town of Louisa. The earthen dam was constructed in 1988 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 156 feet, and a length of 855 feet at its crest.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fallsburg and Overda.
Fallsburg
Hamlet
Fallsburg is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. Fallsburg was once the site of a busy mill. Fallsburg is situated 3½ miles north of Yatesville Dam.
Overda
Hamlet
Overda is an unincorporated community located in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. Overda is situated 6 miles west of Yatesville Dam.
Yatesville Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.12583° or 38° 7′ 33″ northLongitude
-82.69727° or 82° 41′ 50″ westElevation
656 feet (200 metres)Open location code
86CV48G3+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 358618337OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Yatesville Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yatesville Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ييتسفيل”
- Italian: “diga di Yatesville”
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