Dix Dam Generating Station
Dix Dam Generating Station is a power station in Mercer, Kentucky. Dix Dam Generating Station is situated nearby to the hamlet High Bridge, as well as near the village Burgin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dix Dam and E. W. Brown Generating Station.
Dix Dam
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. Dix Dam is situated 410 feet southwest of Dix Dam 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 4,000 feet west of Dix Dam Generating Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Bridge and Burgin.
High Bridge
Hamlet
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High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, High Bridge had a population of 268. High Bridge is situated 3 miles north of Dix Dam Generating Station.
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 Generating Station.
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 Generating Station.
Dix Dam Generating Station
- Type: Power station
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.78638° or 37° 47′ 11″ northLongitude
-84.70273° or 84° 42′ 10″ westInception
1924Operator
Kentucky Utilities CompanyOpen location code
869QQ7PW+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 155925559OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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