Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Barkley Dam
References
Britannica AI Icon

Barkley Dam

dam, Kentucky, United States
Written by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Quick Summary

Barkley Dam is a significant structure on the Cumberland River in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. It forms Lake Barkley, a large reservoir with approximately 1,000 miles of shoreline. This dam is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system, which manages water resources for navigation, hydropower, and flood control. Lake Barkley is situated east of Kentucky Lake, another major TVA reservoir created by the Kentucky Dam on the Tennessee River. The area between these two lakes is known as the Land Between the Lakes, a popular recreation and conservation region.12

Summary created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
2 Britannica Sources
  1. Kentucky Lake
  2. Barkley, Lake

Ask Britannica AI about this topic

Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.