Green River Lake Boat Ramps

13 boat launches are mapped on Green River Lake in Taylor County, Adair County, Kentucky.

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

Green River Lake facts

Surface area8,439 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 29 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 72 miles
Surface elevation675 ft above sea level
DamGreen River Dam, completed 1969
Dam size144 ft high, 2,350 ft long, rockfill dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Other, Recreation, Water Supply
Dam ownerUSACE - Louisville District (Federal)
Normal storage244,100 acre-feet
Impounded streamGreen 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 KY03007). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Green River Lake water level & temperature

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Wildlife you might see at Green River Lake

Most-observed birds: Great Blue Heron (3), Double-crested Cormorant (3), Turkey Vulture (2), Black Vulture (2), Bald Eagle (2), Mallard (2), Summer Tanager (2), Carolina Chickadee (2), Hairy Woodpecker (2), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1).

Other wildlife: Common Box Turtle (11), Long-tailed Salamander (3), Eastern Fence Lizard (3), Fowler's Toad (3), Spotted Salamander (2), Cave Salamander (2).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (72 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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