Lakes / Kentucky / Marion County / Fagan Branch Lake
Fagan Branch Lake, Kentucky
128 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.52 degrees N, 85.24 degrees W - Marion 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 Fagan Branch Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 66% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- The largest lake in Marion County among those counted.
- About 54 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County Lake | Marion | 0.7 mi | 38 acres |
| Sportsman Club Lake | Taylor | 9.5 mi | 28 acres |
| Springfield Reservoir | Washington | 10 mi | 30 acres |
| Campbellsville City Reservoir | Taylor | 13 mi | 62 acres |
| Melody Lake | Nelson | 17 mi | 67 acres |
| Green River Lake | Adair | 19 mi | 8,439 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 34128073). Verified October 30, 2026.