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Photos and video from captured from around Eastern Kentucky show the damage from the rainfall and rising waters. Drone and aerial pictures also illustrate the severity of the situation and the ...
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Eastern Kentucky is slowly being submerged by an onslaught of floods. On Wednesday morning, reports began pouring in that much of the region was now swamped with water.
Taylorsville Lake is a 3,050-acre (1,230 ha) artificial lake or reservoir located mainly in Spencer County, Kentucky. [1] Construction by the United States Army Corps of Engineers started in 1974, and flooding began in 1983. The total cost of the lake was $103 million. It is about 18.5 miles (29.8 km) long.
Yatesville Lake is a reservoir in Lawrence County, Kentucky in the far eastern part of the state, close to the town of Louisa.. The earthen dam was constructed in 1988 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 156 feet, and a length of 855 feet at its crest. [2]
Cave entrance. Lost River Cave is a seven-mile cave system located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.The Lost River originates outside of the cave and flows into it. The cave contains one of the largest natural entrances in the Eastern U.S. Boat tours are available year-round, but closed for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
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Paintsville Lake officially opened to the public in 1983, three years before Paintsville Lake State Park was established. On December 9, 1978, ten-thousand Johnson County residents had to be evacuated from the area below the construction site of the Paintsville Lake dam. This is because the area had recently received eight inches (200 mm) of rain,