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In 1999, approximately 4.75 million visitors added more than $152.4 million to the local economy. Of the 383 lakes controlled or maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Cumberland ranks 4th in the nation for the number of visitor hours. Over 1,500 houseboats float on Lake Cumberland and numerous power boats play in its waters.
Lake Cumberland is home to two Kentucky state parks: Lake Cumberland State Resort Park on its shore and General Burnside State Park on an island in the middle of the lake.[1]
Several of Kentucky's record fish have been taken in the waters of Lake Cumberland,[2] including:
- Brown trout (21 lb)
- Lake trout (5 lb 5 oz)
- Rainbow trout (14 lb 6 oz)
- Sauger (7 lb 7 oz)
- Striped bass (58 lb 4 oz)
- Sturgeon (36 lb 8 oz)
- Walleye (21 lb 8 oz)
Docks/Marinas:[3]
- Grider Hill Marina (Albany, KY)
- Beaver Creek Marina (Wayne County, KY)
- Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (Jamestown, KY)
- Jamestown Resort & Marina (Jamestown, KY)
- Wolf Creek Marina (Nancy, KY)
- Alligator II/Indian Hills Resort (Russel Springs, KY)
- Lee's Ford Marina Resort (Nancy, KY)
- Burnside Marina (Somerset, KY)
- Bunside Island State Park (Somerset, KY)
- Omega Dock (Somerset, KY)
- Marina @ Rowena (Russel County, KY)
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Exploring Lake Cumberland: A Boater's Playground". https://www.boatus.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
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