Rough River Dam State Resort Park is a

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

encompassing on

Rough River Lake The Rough River Lake is a Y-shaped reservoir located in Breckinridge, Hardin, and Grayson counties in Kentucky, about 70 miles southwest of Louisville. This lake was created by the building of a dam, begun in 1955 and completed in 1961, 89.3 mile ...

in Grayson county. Rough River Dam of 1959, stretching across and high, creates Rough River Lake, a recreational lake of approximately . The lake is home to a variety of bass including largemouth, smallmouth, Guadalupe, spotted,

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, and

striped bass The striped bass (''Morone saxatilis''), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America. It has al ...

as well as other

game fish Game fish, sport fish or quarry refer to popular fish pursued by recreational anglers, and can be freshwater or saltwater fish. Game fish can be eaten after being caught, or released after capture. Some game fish are also targeted commerciall ...

, making fishing a significant portion of its tourism.

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Rough River Dam State Resort Park
Kentucky Department of Parks {{authority control Protected areas of Breckinridge County, Kentucky Protected areas of Hardin County, Kentucky Protected areas of Grayson County, Kentucky State parks of Kentucky