Lakes / Kentucky / Rowan County / Cave Run Lake
Cave Run Lake, Kentucky
8,099 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
38.06 degrees N, 83.48 degrees W - Rowan 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 Cave Run Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #5 for surface area among the Kentucky lakes counted so far - 8,099 acres.
- About 56 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Lake | Bath | 6.3 mi | 44 acres |
| Greenbrier Creek Reservoir | Montgomery | 21 mi | 175 acres |
| Sid Calk Lake | Powell | 22 mi | 34 acres |
| Mill Creek Lake | Wolfe | 23 mi | 30 acres |
| Grayson Lake | Carter | 27 mi | 1,218 acres |
| Smoky Valley Lake | Carter | 29 mi | 29 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 120021486). Verified October 30, 2026.