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Wolf Creek Dam
View of Wolf Creek Dam.
About this dam
Built
1941-1952
Purpose
Flood Risk Reduction, Other, Recreation, Water Supply, Hydroelectric
River
Cumberland River
Agency
USACE - Nashville District
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Communities displaced by this dam
(1)
Burnside, Kentucky
Sources
https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Hydropower/Article/3642683/wolf-creek-dam/
https://www.kentuckytourism.com/explore/wolf-creek-dam-5609