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Rough River Lake Trivia

Fourteen questions about the lake, the dam, and the river. Answers and sources on the next page.

1. In what year was Rough River Dam completed?

2. Which federal agency operates Rough River Dam?

3. About how many square miles of land drain into Rough River Lake?

4. The dam helps protect about 89 miles of the Rough River from flooding. How many miles of which other river?

5. Rough River Dam has prevented more than how much in flood damage?

6. The lake set its record high in April 2025. What was the elevation?

7. What is the lake's winter pool elevation?

8. The Corps lowered summer pool from 495 feet while it does dam-safety work. To what level?

9. The Rough River empties into which river?

10. What was the Rough River historically called?

11. About how long is the Rough River?

12. Rough River Lake touches three counties. Name them.

13. Rough River Dam State Resort Park has its own airstrip. What is its FAA code?

14. In what year was Rough River Dam State Resort Park established?

Answers

  1. 1959
    Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/494625/rough-river-lake-will-reach-spillway-elevation-following-significant-rainfall-dam-operating-intended
  2. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
    Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/494625/rough-river-lake-will-reach-spillway-elevation-following-significant-rainfall-dam-operating-intended
  3. 454 square miles
    Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/494625/rough-river-lake-will-reach-spillway-elevation-following-significant-rainfall-dam-operating-intended
  4. About 71 miles of the Green River
    Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/494625/rough-river-lake-will-reach-spillway-elevation-following-significant-rainfall-dam-operating-intended
  5. More than $360 million
    Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/494625/rough-river-lake-will-reach-spillway-elevation-following-significant-rainfall-dam-operating-intended
  6. 530.4 feet above sea level, on April 6, 2025, more than 6 feet over the spillway
    Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/496713/record-rainfall-rising-rivers-inside-louisville-districts-response-aprils-historic-flooding
  7. 470 feet above sea level
    Source: https://cwms-data.usace.army.mil/cwms-data/levels?office=LRL&level-id-mask=Rough.*&unit=EN
  8. 490 feet
    Source: https://www.owensborotimes.com/?p=280798
  9. The Green River, at Livermore
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_River
  10. Rough Creek
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_River
  11. About 136 miles
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_River
  12. Breckinridge, Grayson, and Hardin
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_River_Lake
  13. 2I3
    Source: https://www.airnav.com/airport/2I3
  14. 1961
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_River_Dam_State_Park

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