Barren River Lake State Resort Park is a 1,053-acre park located in Barren County, Kentucky and extending into parts of Allen County and Monroe County. Barren River Lake, its major feature, is an artificial lake created with the building of a 146-foot-high dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begun in 1960. It covers approximately 10,000 acres and has 141 miles of shoreline. The park was dedicated in 1965.