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Martins Fork Lake 
Dam and Lake. View is to the west-northwest Location Harlan County, Kentucky Coordinates 36°44′45″N 83°15′48″W / 36.7459°N 83.263321°WCoordinates: 36°44′45″N 83°15′48″W / 36.7459°N 83.263321°W Lake type reservoir Primary inflows Cumberland River Primary outflows Cumberland River Basin countries United States Surface area 340 acres (1.4 km2) 
Martins Fork Lake
Martins Fork Lake is a 340-acre (1.4 km2) reservoir in Harlan County, Kentucky. The lake was impounded from a branch of the Cumberland River in 1979 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is named for James Martin, an early pioneer in the area.[1]
References
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed (1992). "Lakes". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
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Categories:- 1979 establishments
- Geography of Harlan County, Kentucky
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