Carr Creek Lake

Carr Creek Lake, located east of Hazard, Kentucky, along Kentucky Route 15 in Knott County, is a 710 acres reservoir created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1976. Carr Creek Lake's earth and rock fill dam is 130 ft tall and 720 ft long, and the dam is located 8.8 mi above the mouth of Carr Fork River, a tributary of the North Fork Kentucky River.The lake is the main attraction of Carr Creek State Park.