Wolf Creek Dam, Kentucky with detailed specifications
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| Built and operated by the Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Nashville District. Details include purpose (flood control), type (earth fill and concrete gravity), power (270,000 K.W.), total length (5,736 feet), maximum height (240 feet), drainage area (5,810 sq. miles), maximum reservoir area (63,530 acres), maximum reservoir capacity (6,089,000 acre feet), reserved for flood control (2,094,000 acre feet), and total estimated cost ($76,230,000). Contractors were J.A. Jones Construction Company Inc. and Wright Contracting Company Inc. |
