Lakes / Kentucky / Knott County / Carr Fork Lake
Carr Fork Lake, Kentucky
547 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.23 degrees N, 82.99 degrees W - Knott 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 Carr Fork Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 100 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishpond Lake | Letcher | 18 mi | 28 acres |
| Buckhorn Lake | Perry | 25 mi | 1,157 acres |
| Panbowl Lake | Breathitt | 31 mi | 86 acres |
| Herb Smith Lake | Harlan | 36 mi | 186 acres |
| Dewey Lake | Floyd | 36 mi | 1,063 acres |
| Fishtrap Lake | Pike | 37 mi | 1,038 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 120022128). Verified October 30, 2026.