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Lakes Near Lexington, Kentucky

44 counted Kentucky lakes sit within 60 miles of Lexington - the largest is Cave Run Lake at 8,099 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Cave Run Lake	Rowan	56 mi	8,099 acres	-
Taylorsville Lake	Spencer	40 mi	2,941 acres	-
Herrington Lake	Garrard	25 mi	2,848 acres	-
Cedar Creek Lake	Lincoln	39 mi	778 acres	-
Lake Linville	Rockcastle	46 mi	368 acres	-
Guist Creek Lake	Shelby	37 mi	341 acres	-
Williamstown Lake	Grant	44 mi	339 acres	-
Kincaid Lake	Pendleton	49 mi	236 acres	-
Lexington Reservoir Number 4	Fayette	5 mi	191 acres	-
Greenbrier Creek Reservoir	Montgomery	35 mi	175 acres	-
Owsley Fork Reservoir	Madison	39 mi	164 acres	-
Beaver Lake	Anderson	29 mi	162 acres	-
Campbell County Lake	Campbell	59 mi	153 acres	-
Sympson Lake	Nelson	57 mi	143 acres	-
Lake Jericho	Henry	50 mi	142 acres	-
Wilgreen Lake	Madison	24 mi	138 acres	-
Fagan Branch Lake	Marion	54 mi	128 acres	-
Elmer Davis Lake	Owen	38 mi	121 acres	-
Willisburg Lake	Washington	38 mi	120 acres	-
Bullock Pen Lake	Grant	53 mi	119 acres	-
Lake Cannigo	Nicholas	33 mi	116 acres	-
Shelby Lake	Shelby	41 mi	116 acres	-
Lake Vega	Madison	28 mi	104 acres	-
Winchester Reservoir	Clark	16 mi	94 acres	-
Boltz Lake	Grant	46 mi	87 acres	-
Lake Reba	Madison	25 mi	86 acres	-
Corinth Lake	Grant	32 mi	83 acres	-
Lake Liberty	Casey	54 mi	82 acres	-
Lake Hickman	Fayette	3 mi	80 acres	-
Beulah Lake	Jackson	56 mi	76 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Oldham	53 mi	72 acres	-
Melody Lake	Nelson	59 mi	67 acres	-
Lake Fontaine	Fayette	3 mi	65 acres	-
Trailwood Lake	Franklin	33 mi	63 acres	-
Reformatory Lake	Oldham	56 mi	58 acres	-
Lexington Reservoir Number 4	Fayette	5 mi	48 acres	-
Clear Creek Lake	Bath	49 mi	44 acres	-
James C Harris Reservoir	Lincoln	41 mi	42 acres	-
Marion County Lake	Marion	54 mi	38 acres	-
Stanford Reservoir	Lincoln	39 mi	38 acres	-
Sid Calk Lake	Powell	37 mi	34 acres	-
Mill Creek Lake	Wolfe	49 mi	30 acres	-
Springfield Reservoir	Washington	48 mi	30 acres	-
Arrowhead Lake	Harrison	31 mi	27 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.