Flood control.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Carr Creek Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0292
Abstract
The Carr Fork dam was constructed by the Louisville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is located 8.8 miles above the mouth of Carr Fork, a tributary of the North Fork of the Kentucky River. It was created to mitigate flooding along the North Fork of the Kentucky River, improve water quality, and provide public recreation.
The project was completed in 1976, resulting in a 710-acre reservoir presently called Carr Creek Lake. Many families were displaced during the project’s...
Dates:
2022-2023
Chuck Crabtree interview KK-DT-020-007-B
Digital Record
Identifier: KK-DT-020-007-B
Dates:
1997 August 29
Gene Barr, Carl Miller and David Hefley interview KK-DT-020-010, 1997 September 16
Item
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents
Grundy Flood: Corps Employees; Flood Control for Grundy; #10 A; 9/16/07
Dates:
1997 September 16
Gene Barr, Carl Miller and David Hefley interview KK-DT-020-010
Digital Record
Identifier: KK-DT-020-010
Dates:
1997 September 16
Kentucky River Folklife Project
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0125 SAA 125
Scope and Contents
One hundred thirty three audio recorded interviews and detailed content summaries (not transcripts) documenting the economic and social conditions of people who have lived or worked on the Kentucky River. Kentucky counties documented were Anderson, Carroll, Clark, Estill,
Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Henry, Jessamine, Lee, Madison, Mercer, Owen, Powell, Rockcastle, and Woodford.These same materials along with related photographs and project administrative records, are also...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1989-1990