Lake Cumberland (on Cumberland river)
Water type: Artificial lake
Basin: Cumberland River -> Ohio River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Temperate
Country:
United States of America
Perciformes - Perches
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Perciformes - Perches
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Esociformes - Pikes
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Perciformes - Perches
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Esociformes - Pikes
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Lake Cumberland is a reservoir in Clinton, Pulaski, Russell, Wayne, and Laurel, counties in Kentucky. The primary reasons for its construction were a means for flood control and the production of hydroelectric power.
Its shoreline measures 1,255 miles (2,020 km) and the lake covers 65,530 acres (265 km2) at the maximum power pool elevation. The reservoir ranks 9th in the U.S. in size, with a capacity of 6,100,000 acre-feet (7.5 km3) of water, enough to cover the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky with 3 inches (76 mm) of water.
The main lake is 101 miles (163 km) long and over one mile (1.6 km) across at its widest point.
The lake has become a major source of tourism and an economic engine for south-central Kentucky.
