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Cranks Creek Lake

Coordinates: 36°44′35″N 83°13′46″W / 36.7431°N 83.2295°W / 36.7431; -83.2295
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Cranks Creek Lake
Cranks Creek Lake is located in Kentucky
Cranks Creek Lake
Cranks Creek Lake
Cranks Creek Lake is located in the United States
Cranks Creek Lake
Cranks Creek Lake
LocationHarlan County, Kentucky
Coordinates36°44′35″N 83°13′46″W / 36.7431°N 83.2295°W / 36.7431; -83.2295
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area219 acres (89 ha)
Surface elevation1,404 ft (428 m)[1]

Cranks Creek Lake is a 219-acre (0.89 km2) reservoir in Harlan County, Kentucky. It was created in 1963.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranks Creek Lake
  2. ^ 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.