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Lake Linville

Coordinates: 37°23′19″N 84°20′44″W / 37.3887°N 84.3455°W / 37.3887; -84.3455
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Lake Linville
View of Lake looking west
Lake Linville is located in Kentucky
Lake Linville
Lake Linville
LocationRockcastle County, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates37°23′19″N 84°20′44″W / 37.3887°N 84.3455°W / 37.3887; -84.3455
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area356 acres (144 ha)
Average depth16 ft (4.9 m)
Max. depth36 ft (11 m)
Shore length17.9 mi (12.7 km)
Surface elevation969 ft (295 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Linville is a 356-acre (1.44 km2) reservoir in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was created in 1968[1] by the construction of the earthen Renfro Dam, 72 feet (22 m) high with a length of 1,100 feet (340 m), owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The dam is a highway fill embankment along Interstate 75.

Facilities

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Facilities include a launching ramp, boat dock, campground, splash pad and parking area. Boats, live bait, and tackle are available.

Fishery

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Species in the lake include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, white crappie, hybrid bass, channel catfish, bluegill, longear sunfish, carp, yellow Bullhead, and snail like monsters.

References

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  1. ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Lakes". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
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