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Description: Aerial view of Laurel River Dam and Lake on the Laurel River above the confluence with the Cumberland River near Corbin, Kentucky, USA. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the dam and the lake impounded in 1974. The dam is 282 feet (86 m) high and 1,420 feet (433 m) long. The hydroelectric plant in the dam produces 74 MW of electric power.
Title: USACE Laurel River Dam and Lake
Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library Image page Image description page Digital Visual Library home page
Author: George Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Permission: This image or file is a work of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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