Lake Cumberland, Kentucky
With a total capacity of 6,089,000 acre-feet, Lake Cumberland lands seventh place in the largest man-made lakes in the United States. It also boasts a shoreline that extends 1,225 miles across different counties in Kentucky, namely, Wayne, Russell, Clinton, Pulaski, Laurel, and McCreary. The reservoir covers 65,530 acres or 265 square kilometers of surface area and contains 7.5 cubic kilometers of water, enough to inundate the whole Commonwealth of Kentucky with 3 inches or 76 mm of water. Lake Cumberland was originally constructed for flood control and hydroelectric power production. Over the years, the reservoir has been a primary source of tourism and has become an economic engine for the area. It was formed by the Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River.
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