Kincaid Lake

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Kincaid Lake
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Kincaid Lake
Location Pendleton County, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°43.4′N84°16.548′W / 38.7233°N 84.275800°W / 38.7233; -84.275800
Type reservoir
Basin  countries United States
Surface area183 acres (74 ha)
Surface elevation604 ft (184 m) [1]

Kincaid Lake is a 183-acre (0.74 km2) artificial lake in Pendleton County, Kentucky. [2] It was created in 1961 by impounding Kincaid Creek, a branch of the Licking River. It is the primary attraction of Kincaid Lake State Park. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kincaid Lake
  2. Felix Winternitz & Sacha DeVroomen Bellman (2007). Insiders' Guide to Cincinnati. Globe Pequot. p. 249. ISBN   9780762741809 . Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  3. 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.