Lake Size: 5,600 acres
Shoreline Length (Miles): 206 mi (332 km)
Deepest Depth: 280 ft (85 m)
Latitude: 36.95
Longitude: -84.266667
Lake Level Above Sea Level: 1,015 ft (309 m)
Counties: Whitley County
Cities: Sawyer
Lake Management: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Information: Laurel River Lake, located west of Corbin, Kentucky, in the USA, is an reservoir built in 1977 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Laurel River, a tributary of the Cumberland River, in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The lake covers parts of Laurel and Whitley counties. The 282 foot (86 m) high dam was built between 1964 and 1974. It is a combination earth and rock-fill dam. Hydropower production began in 1977. As of 2006, it produced an average annual energy of 67 gigawatt hours of hydroelectricity. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Forest Service cooperate on developing recreational facilities around the reservoir. Today most of the lake is managed by the Forest Service as part of Daniel Boone National Forest. The Army Corps of Engineers manages the operation of the dam itself, and runs recreational facilities at the dam.