Taylorsville Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Taylorsville Lake
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location = Spencer County, Kentucky
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type = artificial lake
inflow = Salt River
outflow = Salt River
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basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|3050|acre|km2
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Taylorsville Lake is a convert|3050|acre|km2|sing=on artificial lake or dam located mainly in Spencer County, Kentucky.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] 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.Backwater areas of the lake are also located in Nelson County and Anderson County.

The dam is located on Salt River, and it is estimated that it has prevented more than $30.5 million in flood damages since it became operational. The lake is named for Taylorsville, the county seat of Spencer County, and today serves as a major economic source for Spencer County, as well as a popular fishing area. Taylorsville Lake State Park surrounds the lake.

It is about convert|18.5|mi|km long.

References

ee also

*Taylorsville Lake State Park

External links

* [http://taylorsville.net/historyoftaylorsvillelake.htm Taylorsville Lake History]
* [http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks/tl/index.htm Taylorsville Lake State Park]