Martins Fork Lake

Martins Fork Lake
Dam and Lake. View is to the west-northwest
Location	Harlan County, Kentucky
Coordinates	36°44′45″N 83°15′48″W / 36.7459°N 83.263321°W / 36.7459; -83.263321Coordinates: 36°44′45″N 83°15′48″W / 36.7459°N 83.263321°W / 36.7459; -83.263321
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Martin's Fork
Primary outflows	Martin's Fork
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	340 acres (1.4 km²)

Martins Fork Lake

Martins Fork Lake is a 340-acre (1.4 km²) reservoir in Harlan County, Kentucky. The lake was impounded from the Martin's Fork in 1979 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is named for James Martin, an early pioneer in the area.^[1]

References

↑ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Lakes". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.

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Parks

State	Buckhorn Lake Carr Creek Carter Caves Cumberland Falls Dawkins Line Rail Trail Dr. Thomas Walker Fishtrap Lake Grayson Lake Greenbo Lake Jenny Wiley Kingdom Come Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Natural Bridge Paintsville Lake Pine Mountain Pine Mountain Trail Yatesville Lake

Federal	Big South Fork Cumberland Gap

Interstate	Breaks Interstate

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