Barren River Lake is a 10,100 acres (41 km²), reservoir in Kentucky created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 by impounding the Barren River. The lake occupies parts of Allen, Barren, and Monroe counties.

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Barren River Lake
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Location	Kentucky
Coordinates	36°53′35″N 86°7′30″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Barren River
Primary outflows	Barren River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	10,100 acres (41 km2)
Surface elevation	551 ft (168 m) [1]
Islands	3

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The Barren River Lake Dam is an earthen dam, 146 feet (45 m) high and 3,970 feet (1,210 m) long at its crest.^[2] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for operation and maintenance of the project, and responsible for protection of the resource. A small segment of the property owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is leased to Barren River Lake State Resort Park and lies along a section of shoreline in Barren County.^[3]

The lake has three large islands.

In the widest part of the lake, there are two large islands, each about one square mile (2.6 km²) in size. And another smaller island near the main boat ramp and camp-site.

There is also another, which is sometimes partly connected to the surrounding land, but sometimes surrounded by lake water, depending on water levels.