GC14YHK One Flew Over the FishTrap Dam (Traditional Cache) in Kentucky, United States created by The Beverly Hillcachers

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A cache by The Beverly Hillcachers Message this owner

Hidden : 8/5/2007

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This hide is a little "Didja Know" with FishTrap Lake and its Dam.

The impoundment of the waters of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River in 1969 provided Kentucky with one of its best fishing lakes. Near the states of Virginia and West Virginia, the deep, long, narrow Fishtrap Lake is known for some of the finest fishing in the commonwealth. The highest dam (195 feet) in Kentucky contains the waters of the lake. Fishtrap Lake is located in Pike County, seven miles south of the county seat of Pikeville. Built for flood control along Levisa Fork by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lake can hold as much as 54 billion gallons of water. Extending 16.5 miles in length, Fishtrap Lake covers 1,131 acres, it contains about 12 billion gallons of water and is 84 feet deep. Construction of the dam began in February 1962. President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the project on October 26, 1968. Workers moved five million cubic yards of earth and rock to construct the dam.

Construction began in February 1962. President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the project on October 26, 1968. The dam, built of native rock with a clay waterproof core, is 195 feet high and 1,000 feet long. The job required moving five million cubic yards of rock and earth. An outstanding job or rock treatment called a 'stairstep' excavation at the left end of the dam exposes the 330,000,000 year old Pennsylvania Period strata.

The Pike County area is also filled with Kentucky history. The name of the lake came from pioneers who observed the unique fish traps made by the American Indians. Archeologists discovered 33 prehistoric American Indian sites in the Fishtrap area. They found 65,000 artifacts at the Slone site at Woodside. The physical facilities of the park are under the auspices of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Take a Drink of water and feel free to take a load off after the short trek over the Dam to the hide.

BE SURE TO - stop by the visitor center at the US Army Corps of Engineers to see the Black Bear, Bald Eagle and many other animals on display. Also pick up the literature to learn more about the area and its wild life.

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Fcva ba gur gvgyr

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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