BARKLEY DAM
N 37° 01.393 W 088° 13.307
16S E 391321 N 4098145
BARKLEY DAM POWERPLANT DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NASHVILLE DISTRICT
Waymark Code: WM697Y
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2009
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Barkley Dam
Barkley Dam was created on the Cumberland River, only a couple of miles from Kentucky Dam. The dam was created for two purposes - flood control and to generate hydroelectric power. Eddyville and Kuttawa, located on the Cumberland River, were both flooded by the river often. The US Army Corps of Engineers decided that the small locks and dams up and down the Cumberland weren't enough for flood control, so the construction of Barkley Dam began in 1959.
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