Kentucky Dam

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dam
gptkbp:annualVisitors 1,000,000 megawatt-hours
gptkbp:area gptkb:Lake_Barkley
gptkbp:communityImpact economic development
job creation
tourism boost
gptkbp:completed 1944
gptkbp:constructionMaterial concrete
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1938
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority
gptkbp:electrification 160 megawatts
contains 5 turbines
gptkbp:elevation 360 feet above sea level
gptkbp:emergencyServices flood risk management
evacuation plans
flood warning systems
gptkbp:environmentalImpact water quality changes
habitat alteration
fish migration barriers
gptkbp:fishSpecies gptkb:Bluegill
Crappie
Largemouth bass
gptkbp:height 206 feet
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of the New Deal projects
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kentucky Dam
gptkbp:length 8,442 feet
184 miles
gptkbp:lighting 1,000,000 acre-feet
significant floods in 2008
significant floods in 1997
significant floods in 1937
significant floods in 1945
significant floods in 1973
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:maintenance regular inspections
upgrades and repairs
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Tennessee_Valley_Authority
gptkbp:primaryMission recreation
flood control
hydroelectric power generation
gptkbp:recreation fishing
hiking
boating
camping
gptkbp:reservoir gptkb:Kentucky_Lake
gptkbp:river gptkb:Tennessee_River
gptkbp:spillwayType 300,000 cubic feet per second
gptkbp:type concrete gravity dam
gptkbp:visitors over 1 million annually
gptkbp:waterSource 160,300 acres
gptkbp:wildlife various bird species
deer
wild turkeys