Guist Creek Lake is a 317-acre (1.3 km2) reservoir about five miles (8 km) east of Shelbyville, Kentucky. It was created in 1961 by impounding Guist Creek.[2] The lake has 27 miles (43 km) of shoreline and is stocked annually with 7,900 channel catfish per year. Its average depth is 15 feet (5 m), with the main channel averaging around 20 feet (6 m) in most of the lake. Its maximum depth is 47 ft (14 m). Guist Creek Lake is in the Salt River drainage basin.
| Guist Creek Lake | |
|---|---|
  Guist Creek Lake | |
| Location | Shelby County, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°12′26″N 85°08′29″W / 38.2072°N 85.1414°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Guist Creek |
| Primary outflows | Guist Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Average depth | 15 ft (5 m) |
| Max. depth | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Surface elevation | 761 ft (232 m)[1] |
Record fish edit
Two Kentucky state record fish were taken from Guist Creek Lake:[3]
- Bullhead catfish, 5 lb 3oz, caught by Harry Case on October 18, 1992
- White catfish, 1 lb 9oz, caught by Charles Crain on May 3, 2004
Creel limits edit
- Channel catfish - must be over 12 inches (.3 m)
All other species follow ky state regulations
See also edit
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guist Creek Lake
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Lakes". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
- ^ "Kentucky State Record Fish List". Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 2006-04-17. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
External links edit
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