Lakes / Kentucky / Meade County / Doe Valley Lake
Doe Valley Lake, Kentucky
360 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.98 degrees N, 86.11 degrees W - Meade 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 Doe Valley Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 27 miles from Louisville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Douglas Lake | Hardin | 17 mi | 80 acres |
| Duck Lake | Bullitt | 18 mi | 36 acres |
| Freeman Lake | Hardin | 22 mi | 170 acres |
| Paradise Lake | Hardin | 23 mi | 30 acres |
| Lake Nevin | Bullitt | 24 mi | 29 acres |
| Mc Neely Lake | Jefferson | 27 mi | 62 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 49321474). Verified October 30, 2026.