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Vista Ridge Park
PADUCAH
State Park
19 MILES
KENTUCKY DAM completed in 1944
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foot bridge
Gantry Crane
people
Effects: _Underground drainage systems and caves
quarry
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Spillway
stone
Footbridge
_Reducution of vegetation due to runoff not staying on the ground surface long enough
Railroad
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ferry
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Fault Lines Near Dam
exposed limestone formed in 1988
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CALVERT CITY
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The creation of the dam effected not only the geology of the area, but also the surrounding communities. Through revealing these latent changes, the lasting effect of the Kencucky Dam can better be understood.
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The Kentucky Dam is one of TVA’s dams built around the 1940s to reduce the amount of floods from the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Situated between the Tennessee River, the Dam is surrounded by several national parks and recreational areas.
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Karsts are geological formations caused by the dissolution of soluble bedrock. The landscape consists of exposed limestone that causes sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns.
KENTUCKY CKY DDAM
50 people _ 1940 borrow pit
50 people _ 2012
ferry
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Calvert C City it 1947
Barkley Dam
Bardwell, 1878
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
Linton, o 2003
Colombus, 1878
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Madrid, 1812
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TAXONOMY
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Pasture
FORESTRY
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Developed (City)
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Abutment Wall
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Sand and Gravel
Concrete Bulkhead Wall
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KARST FORMATION
BENTON
EARTHQUAKE OCCURANCE
Paducah, Kentucky
1944
rivers and lakes
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The Kentucky Dam is located near a seismically active area that includes the infamous New Madrid Seismic Zone. Taking this into consideration, TVA designed the foundation and structure for the dam accordingly.
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