Lakes / Kentucky / Perry County / Buckhorn Lake
Buckhorn Lake, Kentucky
1,157 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.30 degrees N, 83.44 degrees W - Perry 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 Buckhorn Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 78 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combs Lake | Clay | 17 mi | 33 acres |
| Panbowl Lake | Breathitt | 19 mi | 86 acres |
| Carr Fork Lake | Knott | 25 mi | 547 acres |
| Beulah Lake | Jackson | 26 mi | 76 acres |
| Mill Creek Lake | Wolfe | 35 mi | 30 acres |
| Martins Fork Lake | Harlan | 40 mi | 316 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 120021285). Verified October 30, 2026.