Lakes

Lakes and reservoirs in Kentucky

This guide covers 13 lakes and reservoirs in Kentucky. 7 of them have a public water level gauge, and together they hold 4 mapped swimming spots. Each page carries the live level where an agency publishes one, plus weather, access points and sources.

13Lakes
7Live gauges
4Swimming spots

Lakes in Kentucky

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Every lake, by relevance

Ordered by how much people search for them.

Lake Cumberland

Kentucky · United States

Lake Cumberland

Lake Cumberland covers about 65,532 acres of the Cumberland River in Kentucky. USACE Nashville District manages it.

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Barren River Lake

Kentucky · Allen County

Barren River Lake

Barren River Lake covers about 10,100 acres of the Barren River in Kentucky. The lake is in Allen County. It is managed by USACE…

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Nolin River Lake

Kentucky · United States

Nolin River Lake

Nolin River Lake covers about 5,795 acres of the Nolin River in Kentucky. USACE Louisville District manages it. The gauge last…

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Rough River Lake

Kentucky · Breckinridge County

Rough River Lake

Fed by the Rough River, Rough River Lake holds roughly 5,100 acres of water in Kentucky. It lies in Breckinridge County. USACE…

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Kentucky Lake

Kentucky · United States

Kentucky Lake

Kentucky Lake covers about 160,309 acres of the outflow = in Kentucky. TVA manages it.

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Taylorsville Lake

Kentucky · Spencer County

Taylorsville Lake

Taylorsville Lake covers about 3,050 acres of the Salt River in Kentucky. Its shoreline falls inside Spencer County. It is…

Reservoir
Cave Run Lake

Kentucky · Rowan County

Cave Run Lake

Cave Run Lake is a 8,270-acre reservoir on the catchment = in Kentucky. You will find it in Rowan County. Management is in the…

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Herrington Lake

Kentucky · Boyle County

Herrington Lake

Fed by the catchment =, Herrington Lake holds roughly 2,335 acres of water in Kentucky. It lies in Boyle County. Kentucky…

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Lake Barkley

Kentucky · United States

Lake Barkley

Lake Barkley is a reservoir of some 57,920 acres on the catchment =, in Kentucky. Management is in the hands of USACE Nashville…

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Kentucky · Taylor County

Green River Lake

Fed by the Green River, Green River Lake holds roughly 8,200 acres of water in Kentucky. Its shoreline falls inside Taylor…

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Grayson Lake

Kentucky · Carter County

Grayson Lake

Grayson Lake is a 1,500-acre reservoir on the Little Sandy River in Kentucky. Its shoreline falls inside Carter County. USACE…

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Laurel River Lake

Kentucky · Laurel County

Laurel River Lake

Laurel River Lake is a 5,600-acre reservoir on the outflow = in Kentucky. It lies in Laurel County. Management is in the hands of…

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Yatesville Lake

Kentucky · Lawrence County

Yatesville Lake

Fed by the catchment =, Yatesville Lake holds roughly 2,242 acres of water in Kentucky. You will find it in Lawrence County.…

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