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Lakes Near Louisville, Kentucky

29 counted Kentucky lakes sit within 60 miles of Louisville - the largest is Rough River Lake at 5,035 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Rough River Lake	Breckinridge	58 mi	5,035 acres	-
Taylorsville Lake	Spencer	33 mi	2,941 acres	-
Doe Valley Lake	Meade	27 mi	360 acres	-
Guist Creek Lake	Shelby	33 mi	341 acres	-
Freeman Lake	Hardin	37 mi	170 acres	-
Beaver Lake	Anderson	45 mi	162 acres	-
Sympson Lake	Nelson	33 mi	143 acres	-
Lake Jericho	Henry	29 mi	142 acres	-
Fagan Branch Lake	Marion	58 mi	128 acres	-
Elmer Davis Lake	Owen	51 mi	121 acres	-
Willisburg Lake	Washington	44 mi	120 acres	-
Shelby Lake	Shelby	29 mi	116 acres	-
Salem Lake	Larue	45 mi	111 acres	-
McDougal Lake	Larue	49 mi	99 acres	-
Lower Douglas Lake	Hardin	30 mi	80 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Oldham	24 mi	72 acres	-
Melody Lake	Nelson	42 mi	67 acres	-
Trailwood Lake	Franklin	42 mi	63 acres	-
Mc Neely Lake	Jefferson	12 mi	62 acres	-
Reformatory Lake	Oldham	20 mi	58 acres	-
Sportsman Lake	Hardin	43 mi	44 acres	-
Hurricane Hills Lake	Nelson	30 mi	43 acres	-
Marion County Lake	Marion	58 mi	38 acres	-
Sportsman Lake	Larue	50 mi	38 acres	-
Duck Lake	Bullitt	19 mi	36 acres	-
Paradise Lake	Hardin	30 mi	30 acres	-
Springfield Reservoir	Washington	49 mi	30 acres	-
Lake Nevin	Bullitt	24 mi	29 acres	-
Nichols Lake	Grayson	56 mi	29 acres	-

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