Lakes / Kentucky / Barren County / Barren River Lake
Barren River Lake, Kentucky
9,460 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
36.87 degrees N, 86.07 degrees W - Barren County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Barren River Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #3 for surface area among the Kentucky lakes counted so far - 9,460 acres.
- About 24 miles from Bowling Green, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanty Hollow Lake | Warren | 26 mi | 131 acres |
| Nolin Lake | Edmonson | 33 mi | 6,024 acres |
| Lake Number 13 | Grayson | 42 mi | 28 acres |
| Nichols Lake | Grayson | 43 mi | 29 acres |
| Davis Lake | Logan | 44 mi | 47 acres |
| Lake Number 1 | Grayson | 45 mi | 44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Kentucky
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Cumberland | Wayne | 50,607 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Barkley | Trigg | 49,076 acres | - |
| 3 | Barren River Lake | Barren | 9,460 acres | - |
| 4 | Green River Lake | Adair | 8,439 acres | - |
| 5 | Cave Run Lake | Rowan | 8,099 acres | - |
All 160 Kentucky lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 120023691). Verified October 30, 2026.