Lake Linville
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Linville
| image = Lake_linville.jpg
| caption = View of Lake looking west
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| location = Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States
| coords = {{coord|37.3887|-84.3455|format=dms|type:waterbody_region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}
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| basin_countries = United States
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| area = {{convert|356|acre|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|16|ft|abbr=on}}
| max-depth = {{convert|36|ft|abbr=on}}
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| shore = {{convert|7.9|mi|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|969|ft|abbr=on}}
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}}Lake Linville is a {{convert|356|acre|km2|adj=on}} reservoir in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was created in 1968{{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}} by the construction of the earthen Renfro Dam, {{convert|72|feet}} high with a length of {{convert|1100|feet}}, owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The dam is a highway fill embankment along Interstate 75.
Facilities
Facilities include a launching ramp, boat dock, campground, splash pad and parking area. Boats, live bait, and tackle are available.
Fishery
Species in the lake include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, white crappie, hybrid bass, channel catfish, bluegill, longear sunfish, carp, yellow Bullhead, and snail like monsters.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409075810/http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/lakelinville.pdf Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources]
{{Lakes of Kentucky}}
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Category:Protected areas of Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Category:Bodies of water of Rockcastle County, Kentucky
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