Yatesville Lake
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yatesville Dam.
Yatesville Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Yatesville Dam is situated 2½ miles north of Yatesville Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Overda and Torchlight.
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 Lake.
Torchlight
Hamlet
Torchlight is an unincorporated community and coal town in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The community is named for an annual torchlight parade accident which resulted in the Hotel Greenup being burned to the ground. Torchlight is situated 6 miles southeast of Yatesville Lake.
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 6 miles north of Yatesville Lake.
Yatesville Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.09113° or 38° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
-82.70516° or 82° 42′ 19″ westElevation
623 feet (190 metres)Open location code
86CV37RV+FWGeoNames ID
8503187Wikidata ID
Q109544641
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Yatesville Lake” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Yatesville Gölü”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yatesville Lake State Park and Rockhouse Hollow.
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