{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox dam | name = Barkley Dam | country = United States of America | coordinates = {{coord|37.0206|-88.2235|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-KY|display=inline,title}} | dam_crosses = Cumberland River | res_name = Lake Barkley | opening = 1966 | location = Kentucky | dam_height_thalweg = {{convert|48|metres|order=flip|abbr=on}} }}thumb|Lake Barkley Lock and Dam, impounding Lake Barkley
'''Barkley Dam''' is a dam along the Cumberland River in Kentucky. Its construction along with Kentucky Dam formed the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBLNRA) by stopping the flow of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers, forming Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake respectively. It is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Barkley Dam is {{convert|157|ft|m}} high and impounds a maximum of {{convert|2,082,000|acre-ft|km3|lk=on|sigfig=2|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Barkley Dam (Lake Barkley)|url=http://barkley.uslakes.info/DamInfo.asp?DamID=100252|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225317/http://barkley.uslakes.info/DamInfo.asp?DamID=100252 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=|website=Lakes Online|publisher=}}</ref> Completed in 1966, the dam and artificial lake were both named for U.S. Vice President Alben Barkley.
Electricity from the dam is marketed by the Southeastern Power Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Generation – Southeastern Power Administration |url=https://www.energy.gov/sepa/generation |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Energy.gov |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links== {{stack|{{Portal|United States|Water|Renewable energy}}}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090808170723/http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=H300940 Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley], US Army Corps of Engineers * [http://www.lakeinfo.tva.gov/htbin/lakeinfo?site=BAH Barkley Dam Reservoir Information], Tennessee Valley Authority * [http://www.kentuckylake.com/lakebarkley.shtml Barkley Lock & Dam Info], on KentuckyLake.com
Category:Dams in Kentucky Category:Buildings and structures in Livingston County, Kentucky Category:Buildings and structures in Lyon County, Kentucky Category:Hydroelectric power plants in Kentucky Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers dams Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1966 Category:Dams completed in 1966 Category:Dams on the Cumberland River Category:1966 establishments in Kentucky
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