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Kentucky Dam is a dam on the Tennessee River on the dividing line between Livingston County and Marshall County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The dam, which is considered one of the enigneering wonders of the modern world, was conceived and designed by Charles Dees. The land for the project was purchased from Kenneth Hansen, who was a whiskey bootleger, operating a ring between Kentucky, Chicago, and Minneapolis. Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ...
Livingston County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...
Marshall County is located in the state of Kentucky. ...
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Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area Ranked 37th - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ...
The lake impounds Kentucky Lake, which is 184 miles (296 km) long, and is the largest artificial lake in the World, at 160,000 acres (650 km²), with a shoreline of 2,380 miles (3830 km). Its 4,008,000 acre feet (4.94 km³) of flood storage capacity are used to reduce flooding on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. It has saved an estimated $200 million in flood damage to approximately 6 million acres (24,000 km²) of land in the lower Ohio and Mississippi valleys. is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dams on the Tennessee River. It is 22 miles upstream of the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers near Paducah, Kentucky. A canal connects Kentucky Lake to nearby Lake Barkley, created by Barkley Dam on the Cumberland River. The lakes run parallel for more than 50 miles (80 km), with the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area located between them. Kentucky Lake is the largest artificial lake east of the Mississippi River in the United States, created by the impoundment of the Tennessee River by Kentucky Dam. ...
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A riverboat passing under the Henley Street Bridge on the Tennessee River. ...
Lake Barkley, a man-made lake in Kentucky and Tennessee, was impounded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1966 upon the completion of Barkley Dam. ...
The Cumberland River is an important waterway in the southern United States. ...
Land Between the Lakes is a U.S. National Recreation Area located in Kentucky and Tennessee. ...
Kentucky Dam is located at 37°00′47″N, 88°16′09″W a few miles upstream of Calvert City. Calvert City is a city located in Marshall County, Kentucky. ...
The impetus for construction of a dam in the area was the devastating 1937 flood of the Ohio River, and the desire for electric generation. The dam was started July 1, 1938 and completed on August 30, 1944. The project cost $118,500,000. The dam is 206 feet (63 m) high, and 8,422 feet (2567 m) long. Three quarters of that length is an earthen levee, and one quarter is concrete.[1] It is the longest dam on the Tennessee River. Its 5 hydroelectric generating units produce 199 megawatts of electricity. The site of Birmingham, Kentucky, was inundated by impoundment of the lake. Gilbertsville, Kentucky was relocated. A 600 foot (180 m) lock adjacent to the dam was completed in 1945, and is to be supplemented by a new 1200 foot lock which will be better able to accommodate the long barge tows which navigate the river. A large industrial complex of chemical plants developed below the dam near Calvert City, Kentucky, due to the convenient barge transportation and inexpensive TVA electricity. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ...
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The dam is near the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which produced earthquakes of estimated magnitude 7.0 to 7.9 in 1811, approximately 60 miles (100 km) northeast of the zone's center. Emergency preparedness officials in Marshall County and McCracken County, Kentucky (downstream from the dam) and a TVA spokesman discussed concerns of the public about the dam in 2005 in a local newspaper. The dam was regarded as well maintained. In the unlikely event of a failure, it would probably be in the earthen levees at the end of the concrete portion of the dam, which would start small and enlarge as water poured through it. It not expected that a fifty foot wall of water would suddenly go down the river. It should take at least six hours for the water level to rise above the Calvert City chemical plants. The floodwater should only reach the base of the Paducah floodwall.[1] Seismic map New Madrid Seismic Zone. ...
McCracken County is a county located in the western end of the state of Kentucky. ...
See also Fort Loudon Watts Bar Chickamauga Nickajack Guntersville Dam impounds Lake Guntersville Wheeler Dam impounds Wheeler Lake Wilson Dam impounds Wilson Lake Pickwick Kentucky Categories: Stub ...
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Tennessee River from the Ohio River upstream to its source(s). ...
References - ^ a b Bill Bartleman, "Dam safety attracts public concern," The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Ky. distributed by Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. Washington: Sep 28, 2005. pg. 1
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