Yatesville Lake
General data
- Name: Yatesville Lake
- Water system: Mississippi River
- Water type: Artificial lake
- Progression: Blaine Creek -> Big Sandy River (Ohio tributary) -> Ohio River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Dam built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Huntington District)
Year completed: 1988 Size & Hydrology Surface area: ~2,242 acres (≈ 9.07 km²)
Shoreline length: 94 miles (≈ 151 km)
Maximum depth: ~60 ft (≈ 18 m)
Average depth: ~17.7 ft (≈ 5.4 m)
Inflow / Outflow: Blaine Creek
Yatesville Lake is known as a productive (eutrophic) fishery with abundant structure (submerged trees, coves, channels).
Main species: Largemouth bas,s Bluegill & other sunfish, White crappie, Channel catfish, Flathead catfish...
The lake has many coves and arms that provide excellent habitat for bass and panfish.
A small tailwater section exists below the dam, sometimes stocked seasonally.