Herrington Lake Boat Ramps

9 boat launches are mapped on Herrington Lake in Garrard County, Mercer County, Boyle County, Kentucky.

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

Herrington Lake facts

Surface area2,848 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 81 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 60.9 miles
Surface elevation750 ft above sea level
DamDix River Dam, completed 1925
Dam size287 ft high, 1,700 ft long, rockfill dam
Dam purposesHydroelectric, Fish and Wildlife Pond, Recreation
Dam ownerPrivately owned
Normal storage230,500 acre-feet
Impounded streamDix 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 KY00316). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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