Congress authorized the construction of Dale Hollow Dam in 1938 to help reduce flooding damages in the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi River Valleys. Designed by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and built by private contractors, construction of the dam began in March 1942 and was completed in October 1943. The dam is 200 feet high, 1,717 feet long, impounds 620 miles of the Obey River, creating 27,700 acres of water and 24,842 acres of land for recreation.

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