Buckhorn Lake

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location = Buckhorn, Kentucky
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inflow = Kentucky River
outflow = Kentucky River
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Buckhorn Lake, located in Buckhorn, Kentucky, United States northwest of Hazard, Kentucky off Kentucky Route 28, is a convert|1230|acre|km2|0|sing=on artificial lakecite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title="The Kentucky Encyclopedia" |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0813117720 |chapter=Parks, State] created by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1967 by impounding the Kentucky River.cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title="The Kentucky Encyclopedia" |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0813117720 |chapter=Lakes] The lake begins the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River.cite book |last=Bailey |first=Bill |title=Kentucky State Parks |publisher=Glovebox Guidebooks of America |location=Saginaw, Michigan |year=1995 |isbn=1881139131 |chapter=Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park]

Origin of name

The origin of the lake's name is uncertain. Some claim the name is taken from the discovery of a buck's horn at a nearby salt lick. Others claim that it is named for a buck killed by Jerry Smith, the area's first settler.

Native species

Buckhorn Lake is home to a sizable population of muskie, making it an attractive destination for fisherman.

References

ee also

*Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park