Barren River Lake Boat Ramps

16 boat launches are mapped on Barren River Lake in Barren County, Allen County, Kentucky.

12 of these launches include facility details from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

Barren River Lake facts

Surface area9,460 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 20 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 95.8 miles
Surface elevation552 ft above sea level
DamBarren River Dam, completed 1964
Dam size146 ft high, 3,970 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Recreation, Water Supply
Dam ownerUSACE - Louisville District (Federal)
Normal storage190,320 acre-feet
Impounded streamBarren River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID KY03009). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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