Kentucky Lake

Kentucky Lake 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 for flood control and hydroelectric power.
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Kentucky Lake

Latitude
36.2544° or 36° 15′ 16″ north
Longitude
-88.0803° or 88° 4′ 49″ west
Elevation
358 feet (109 metres)
Open location code
868H7W39+QV
Geo­Names ID
4296922
Wiki­data ID
Q2781219
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Serbian—“Kentucky Lake” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 肯塔基湖
  • Dutch: Kentucky Lake
  • French: lac Kentucky
  • French: Lac Kentucky
  • German: Kentucky Lake
  • Macedonian: Кентаки (езеро)
  • Macedonian: Кентаки
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kentucky Lake
  • Serbian: Кентаки
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