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| About Green River Lake |
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The primary purpose of
Green River Lake is flood control. Other project purposes
include recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, water
quality and water supply, and land stewardship for some
33,793 acres.
Lands were
acquired for Green River Lake through the existing policy at
the time, which outlined fee acquisition to a line 300 feet
horizontally from flood control pool (in areas where land
slopes were steep) or to an elevation of 718 m.s.l. which is
5 feet above flood control pool. The policy further stated
that flowage easements be acquired in remote areas of the
project. A small percentage of the flowage easement lands
(78 acres) were acquired due to loss of access or other
economic reasons.
Land Acquisition Policy - Lands were acquired for Green River
Lake through the existing policy at the time, which outlined
fee acquisition to a line 300 feet horizontally from flood
control pool (in areas where land slopes were steep) or to
an elevation of 718 m.s.l. which is 5 feet above flood
control pool. The policy further stated that flowage
easements be acquired in remote areas of the project. A
small percentage of the flowage easement lands (78 acres)
were acquired due to loss of access or other economic
reasons.
Located primarily in Taylor and
Adair counties with some flowage
easement extending into Casey county. The local area is
primarily rural and is served by two small urban centers,
these being Columbia in
Adair county and
Campbellsville in
Taylor county.
Manufacturing employment is greatest in textile mill
products, apparel and related products, and lumber and
wood products. Industrial and manufacturing growth
are expected to continue in future.
Green River
Lake is located in South-Central Kentucky, about 8 miles
south of Campbellsville, Kentucky
and approximately 94 miles
south and slightly east of Louisville, Kentucky. The damsite is 305.7 miles above the mouth of Green River and 26
miles upstream from Greensburg, Kentucky. The lake
lies in Adair and
Taylor counties of
Kentucky. The
office/visitor center complex is situated near the dam and
just off KY Hwy-55.
Green River
Lake operates as a unit in the comprehensive plan for flood
protection in the Green River and Ohio River Basins, with
major consideration to reduction of flood damages in the
upper Green River Valley. It also effects some flood stage
reductions along the lower Ohio Rivers The area most
directly benefiting from flood reduction is the agricultural
areas in the Green River Basin downstream from the dam. The
size of the drainage areas at different points on Green
River is as follows:
Flood Protection Region - Green River Lake operates as a
unit in the comprehensive plan for flood protection in the
Green River and Ohio River Basins, with major consideration
to reduction of flood damages in the upper Green River
Valley. It also effects some flood stage reductions along
the lower Ohio Rivers The area most directly benefiting from
flood reduction is the agricultural areas in the Green River
Basin downstream from the dam. The size of the drainage
areas at different points on Green River is as follows:
- To Dam
Site - 682 square miles
- To
Munfordville Gage - 1,673 square miles
- Above
mouth of Barren River - 3,140 square miles
- At Mouth
of Green River - 9,220 square miles
Construction began
in April 1964 and the dam was completed in June 1969
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