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The 1,100-acre (4 km 2) lake was formed by impounding John's Creek in 1949, and was named for Admiral George Dewey. [4] Dewey Dam (National ID # KY03029) is an earthen dam, 118 feet (36 m) high. The length of the lake is 18.5 miles (29.8 km) upstream from the dam and its water shed covers 207 square miles (540 km 2 ).
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park was founded as Dewey Lake State Park on January 1, 1954, with Dewey Lake near Prestonsburg, Kentucky as its centerpiece. It was renamed in the early 1950s for Virginia "Jenny" Wiley , a pioneer woman who is remembered as a survivor of captivity by Native Americans .
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... 690 N. Lake Dr. ... 3 miles west of Prestonsburg at the junction of Kentucky Routes 114 and 404
Dewey Lake State Forest is a state forest in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. The 7,353-acre (29.76 km 2) forest is leased to the state of Kentucky by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The forest is in proximity of Jenny Wiley State Resort Park. [1]
Jenny Wiley State Park is located at 419 Jenny Wiley Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653. Buckhorn Lake State Resort can be found at 4441 KY-1833, Buckhorn, KY 41721.
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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The Samuel May House is a Federal style residence located at 690 North Lake Drive in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. It built in 1817 by Samuel May, a Kentucky state representative (1832–1834) and a Kentucky state senator (1835–1838) from Floyd County. It now serves as the Samuel May House Living History Museum. Relatives still living include Jack ...