Wolf Creek Dam
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Wolf Creek Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Cumberland River in Kentucky, forming Lake Cumberland and playing a key role in regional water management and recreation.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| constructionResumed | 1946 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsRecreationArea | Lake Cumberland recreation area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageArea | 5,789 square miles ⓘ |
| elevationOfCrest | approximately 805 feet above mean sea level ⓘ |
| floodControlRole | major flood control project on the Cumberland River ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
base-load power support
ⓘ
peak power generation ⓘ |
| hasIssueHistory | seepage and foundation leakage concerns ⓘ |
| height | 258 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 5,736 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Russell County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Cumberland River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jamestown, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Russell Springs, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cumberland River multipurpose project system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCapacity | 270 megawatts ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation support ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| recreationUsesSupported |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rehabilitationWork | major seepage control project in the 2000s ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 65,530 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 6,089,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| safetyClassification | high-hazard potential dam ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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