List of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky

Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Kentucky.

All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 ft tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000 acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000 acre.ft.

Dams and reservoirs in Kentucky



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 * Barkley Dam, Lake Barkley, United States Army Corps of Engineers
 * Barren River Lake Dam, Barren River Lake, USACE
 * Buckhorn Lake Dam, Buckhorn Lake, USACE
 * Cannelton Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
 * Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Ohio and Kentucky)
 * Cave Run Lake Dam, Cave Run Lake, USACE
 * portions of the Dale Hollow Reservoir, dammed in Tennessee, USACE
 * Curtis Crum Reservoir, Martin County Water District
 * Dewey Dam, Dewey Lake, USACE
 * Dix Dam, Herrington Lake, Kentucky Utilities
 * Fishtrap Dam, Fishtrap Lake, USACE
 * Grayson Dam, Grayson Lake, USACE
 * Green River Lake Dam, Green River Lake, USACE
 * Greenup Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Ohio and Kentucky)
 * John T. Myers Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
 * Kentucky Dam, Kentucky Lake, Tennessee Valley Authority
 * Laurel River Dam, Laurel River Lake, USACE
 * Markland Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
 * McAlpine Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
 * Newburgh Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Indiana and Kentucky)
 * Nolin Lake Dam, Nolin River Lake, USACE
 * Olmsted Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (under construction between Illinois and Kentucky)
 * Paintsville Dam, Paintsville Lake, USACE
 * Renfro Dam, Lake Linville, Commonwealth of Kentucky
 * Rough River Lake Dam, Rough River Lake, USACE
 * Smithland Locks and Dam, Ohio River, USACE (between Illinois and Kentucky)
 * Taylorsville Lake Dam, Taylorsville Lake, USACE
 * Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, USACE
 * Wood Creek Lake Dam, Wood Creek Lake, Commonwealth of Kentucky
 * Yatesville Dam, Yatesville Lake, USACE