Guist Creek Lake, Shelbyville

#2 among attractions in Shelbyville

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Guist Creek Lake is a 317-acre reservoir about five miles east of Shelbyville, Kentucky. It was created in 1961 by impounding Guist Creek. The lake has 27 miles of shoreline and is stocked annually with 7,900 channel catfish per year. Its average depth is 15 feet, with the main channel averaging around 20 feet in most of the lake. Its maximum depth is 47 ft. Guist Creek Lake is in the Salt River drainage basin. ()

Maximum depth: 47 ftElevation: 801 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°12'48"N, 85°8'41"W

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11990 Boat Dock RdShelbyville United States

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Guist Creek Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Science Hill School, St. John's Methodist Church, Church of the Annunciation, Bethel AME Church.

3.9 miW
Antiques, Museum
Science Hill School, Shelbyville
100 min walk • Science Hill School, originally known as the Science Hill Female Academy was founded on March 25, 1825 by Julia A. Tevis as a female preparatory school. In 1975 the school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1978, it was opened as a restaurant known as the Science Hill Inn by Donna Gill and Tim Barnes.
4.3 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Methodist Church, Shelbyville
110 min walk • The St. John United Methodist Church in Shelbyville, Kentucky was a historic church located on College Street. It was built in 1896 and added to the National Register in 1984.
3.6 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Annunciation, Shelbyville
91 min walk • Church of the Annunciation is a historic Roman Catholic church at 105 Main Street in Shelbyville, Kentucky. It was built in 1860 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
3.8 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Bethel AME Church, Shelbyville
98 min walk • The Bethel AME Church in Shelbyville, Kentucky is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 414 Henry Clay Street. It was built in 1916 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Guist Creek Lake, Shelbyville

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Guist Creek Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Science Hill School, Shelbyville

St. John's Methodist Church, Shelbyville

Church of the Annunciation, Shelbyville

Bethel AME Church, Shelbyville