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Lake Cumberland - Boating index

• Resource Manager’s Office
• Lake Cumberland
• 855 Boat Dock Road
• Somerset, Kentucky 42501
• (606) 679-6337

Location & description:

Lake Cumberland is located in Wayne, Russell, Pulaski, Clinton, McCreary, Laurel, and Whitley counties in southeastern Kentucky on the Cumberland River. Lake Cumberland is one of the ten largest lakes in the nation. It has 1250 miles of federally protected shoreline. Towns in the area are Albany, Burnside, Jamestown, Russell Springs, and Somerset.

Boating

Lake Cumberland at it's largest, has a surface area of over 63,000 acres, 1255 miles of shore line, and boating ranging from yachts to sailboats to speed boats to fishing crafts (rent or bring your own). The surface water temperature during the summer months range from 78 to 83 degrees and 40-45 degrees during the winter. The deepest part of Lake Cumberland is 200 feet at 723’ pool elevation and is located in the original river channel near the dam.

Fishing

The fishing season begins early on Lake Cumberland, from then on the action gets better. As the lake warms up topwater lures produce the explosive strikes that make grown men shake with excitement. After the bass spawn, usually in late April or early May, the plastic worm begins to replace the crankbaits and surface lures on the business end of the fishing rod. Summer find bass around deep points, drop off's and boat docks. And just when you think the action's going to end, the cool weather of October and November brings the bass back in the shallows for some more fast fishing action.

Marinas

Alligator No. 1 Marina 6959 South Highway 76 Russell Springs, Kentucky 42642 (502) 866-3436	Alligator No.2 Marina 2108 Highway 1383 Russell Springs, Kentucky 42642 (270) 866-6616 877-363-9911 Toll Free
Beaver Creek Resort P.O. Box 377 Monticello, Kentucky 42633 606-348-7280	Buck Creek Boat Dock 9700 Rush Branch Rd. Somerset, Kentucky 42501 (606) 382-5542
Burnside Marina 680 W. Lakeshore Dr. Burnside, KY 42519 606-561-4223	Conley Bottom Resort Route 5 Box 5360 Monticello, Kentucky 42633 (606) 348-6351
Grider Hill Marina Route 4 Box 800 Albany, Kentucky 42602 1-866-387-7656	Jamestown Resort and Marina LTD 3677 South Highway 92 Jamestown, Kentucky 42629 Phone: (270) 343-5253
Lake Cumberland State Dock 5465 State Dock Road Jamestown, Kentucky 42629 Toll Free: (888)782-8336	Lee’s Ford Marina Resort P.O. Box 753 Somerset, Kentucky 42502 (606) 636-6426