Fishtrap Lake
Fishtrap Lake and dam during a winter storm
Fishtrap Lake
Location	Pike County, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°25′55″N 82°24′55″W / 37.43194°N 82.41528°W / 37.43194; -82.41528
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River
Primary outflows	Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	1,130-acre (5 km2)
Max. depth	84 feet (26 m)[1]
Surface elevation	757 feet (231 m)

Fishtrap Lake is a 1,130-acre (5 km²) reservoir in Pike County, Kentucky. Dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, the lake was formed by the impounding of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River at the 195-foot-high Fishtrap Dam (37°25′55″N 82°24′55″W / 37.43194°N 82.41528°W / 37.43194; -82.41528 (Fishtrap Dam)) by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.^[2]

It is the primary attraction of Fishtrap Lake State Park.^[3]

References

External links

• Fishtrap Lake - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• "Fishtrap Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
• Fishtrap Lake facilities map

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