Kentucky Dam
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Kentucky Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in western Kentucky that forms Kentucky Lake on the Tennessee River.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control structure
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gravity dam → hydroelectric dam → |
| basinCountry |
United States
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| completionDate |
1944
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| connectsToReservoir |
Lake Barkley via canal
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| constructionStartDate |
1938
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| country |
United States
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| crosses |
Tennessee River
NERFINISHED
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| formsReservoir |
Kentucky Lake
NERFINISHED
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| hasNavigationLock |
yes
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| hasSpillway |
yes
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| height |
206 ft
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63 m → |
| impact |
provides peaking power to TVA grid
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reduces downstream flooding on the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers → supports regional recreation and tourism → |
| installedCapacity |
approximately 223 MW
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| length |
2,567 m
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8,422 ft → |
| locatedIn |
Kentucky
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| locatedInCounty |
Livingston County, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Marshall County, Kentucky NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInRegion |
western Kentucky
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| locatedOnRiver |
Tennessee River
NERFINISHED
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| namedAfter |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
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| navigationLockOperator |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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| nearCity |
Gilbertsville, Kentucky
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Paducah, Kentucky NERFINISHED → |
| numberOfTurbines |
5
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| openingDate |
1944
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| operator |
Tennessee Valley Authority
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| ownedBy |
Tennessee Valley Authority
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| partOf |
Tennessee River reservoir system
NERFINISHED
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| partOfSystem |
Tennessee Valley Authority system
NERFINISHED
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| partOfWaterway |
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway system
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| purpose |
flood control
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hydroelectric power generation → navigation improvement → recreation → |
| reservoirName |
Kentucky Lake
NERFINISHED
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| reservoirShorelineLength |
over 2,000 miles
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| reservoirSurfaceArea |
approximately 160,000 acres
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| riverMile |
22.4
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| riverMileFromMouth |
22.4 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River
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| status |
operational
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| turbineType |
Francis turbine
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tennessee River
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hasDam |
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Kentucky Lock
("Kentucky Dam and Lock Project")
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isPartOfProject |