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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States 171,280-acre national recreation area (69,310 ha) in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. It was designated as a national recreation area in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and developed using funds appropriated during the Johnson administration .
The lakes run parallel courses for more than 50 miles (80 km), with the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area located between them. Lake Barkley is 134 miles (216 km) long with a shoreline measuring 1,004 miles (1,616 km). The lake's level is maintained at different levels throughout the year for flood control purposes.
Area code: 615: GNIS feature ID: 1306346 [1] ... to the east. Defeated Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland River, passes through the community. History
The recreation area is situated on an inland peninsula between Kentucky Lake (the Tennessee River) and Lake Barkley (the Cumberland River). [6] It passes through the sites of the defunct towns of Tharpe and Model , the latter of which is home to the remnants of an old furnace, as well as the 1850s Homeplace living history farm before the road ...
It is situated in what is now the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, on a peninsula lying between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. These were manmade, formed by dams on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, respectively; the town lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of the latter lake. The two lakes isolate the peninsula from the rest of ...
Jan. 19—CHEYENNE — The city of Cheyenne announced this week that it will begin construction of a trailhead and trail system at Belvoir Ranch later this year, 21 years after buying the property.
Lake Barkley Bridge is a four-lane basket handle tied-arch bridge in western Kentucky carrying U.S. Route 68, Kentucky Route 80, and a multi-use path across Lake Barkley, permitting access from the east to the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Defeated is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. [1] It is located northeast of Carthage along Defeated Creek , a tributary of the Cumberland River (the lower part of the creek and the adjacent section of the river are both part of Cordell Hull Lake ).