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Lake Beshear

Coordinates: 37°08′23″N 87°40′58″W / 37.1397°N 87.6829°W / 37.1397; -87.6829
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Lake Beshear
Lake Beshear is located in Kentucky
Lake Beshear
Lake Beshear
Lake Beshear is located in the United States
Lake Beshear
Lake Beshear
LocationCaldwell / Christian counties, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates37°08′23″N 87°40′58″W / 37.1397°N 87.6829°W / 37.1397; -87.6829
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area784 acres (317 ha)
Average depth10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth35 ft (11 m)
Shore length123.6 miles (38.0 km)
Surface elevation410 feet (120 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Beshear is a 760-acre (3.1 km2) reservoir located in Caldwell and Christian counties in Kentucky. Impounded in 1962, the lake lies within the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Kleber, John E. (1992). "Lakes". In Clark, Thomas D.; Harrison, Lowell H.; Klotter, James C. (eds.). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
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