Fishtrap Lake is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in
Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669. Its county seat is Pikeville. The county was founded in 1821. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county–– ...
. Dedicated by President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...
in 1968, the lake was formed by the impounding of the Levisa Fork of the
Big Sandy River at the 195-foot-high Fishtrap Dam () by the
.
It is the primary attraction of
Fishtrap Lake State Park
Fishtrap Lake State Park is a park located southeast of Pikeville, Kentucky in Pike County. The park opened to the public in 2003. Fishtrap Lake
Fishtrap Lake is a reservoir in Pike County, Kentucky. Dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson i ...
.
References
External links
Fishtrap Lake - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers*
Fishtrap Lake facilities map
Infrastructure completed in 1968
Reservoirs in Kentucky
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Protected areas of Pike County, Kentucky
Bodies of water of Pike County, Kentucky
1968 establishments in Kentucky
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