Grayson Lake

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{{Infobox body of water

| name = Grayson Lake

| image = USACE Grayson Lake and Dam.jpg

| caption = Lake and Dam

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| location = Carter / Elliott counties, Kentucky, United States

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| coords = {{coord|38|15|5.5|N|82|59|1.88|W|type:waterbody_region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}

| type = artificial lake

| inflow = Little Sandy River

| outflow = Little Sandy River

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| basin_countries = United States

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| area = {{convert|1500|acre|km2|1|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = {{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lakebrowser.com/kentucky/grayson_lake.asp|title = Fishing and Boating Grayson Lake Kentucky}}

| volume = {{convert|118,990|acre feet|km3|abbr=on}} Max

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| elevation = {{convert|196|m|order=flip|abbr=on}}{{gnis|493224}}

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Grayson Lake is a {{convert|1500|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} reservoir in Carter and Elliott counties in Kentucky. It was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1968 by impounding the Little Sandy River{{cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title=The Kentucky Encyclopedia |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0-8131-1772-0 |chapter=Lakes}} with the Grayson Dam, an earthen structure {{convert|120|feet}} high, creating a maximum capacity of {{convert|118,990|acre feet}}. Sections of Kentucky Route 7 were re-routed as a result of the lake's creation. KY 7 now traverses a modern highway stretch around the park, crossing the dam also.

The lake is the major attraction of Grayson Lake State Park.{{cite web |url=http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/gl/ |title=Grayson Lake State Park |publisher=Kentucky Department of Parks |date=2005-10-10 |access-date=2007-02-17 |archive-date=2007-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705110842/http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/gl/ |url-status=dead }}

File:Grayson Lake.jpg