Elmer Davis Lake
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Elmer Davis Lake | |
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Location | Owen County, Kentucky |
Coordinates | 38°29′54″N 84°52′26″W / 38.4983°N 84.8738°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Severn Creek |
Primary outflows | Severn Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 149 acres (60 ha) |
Average depth | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Max. depth | 59 ft (18 m) |
Surface elevation | 721 ft (220 m) |
Elmer Davis Lake is a 149-acre (0.60 km2) reservoir in Owen County, Kentucky. It was created in 1958 by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, and was named for a former commissioner of that department.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- "Elmer Davis Lake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2008-11-09. (343 KB)
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