Lakes / Kentucky / Carlisle County / Forked Lake
Forked Lake, Kentucky
57 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
36.85 degrees N, 89.10 degrees W - Carlisle 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 Forked Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 41% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 32 miles from Paducah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Lake | Carlisle | 2.3 mi | 68 acres |
| Hunters Pond | Ballard | 11 mi | 37 acres |
| Swan Pond | Ballard | 11 mi | 199 acres |
| First Lake | Ballard | 11 mi | 50 acres |
| Prairie Lake | Ballard | 12 mi | 34 acres |
| Minor Lake | Ballard | 12 mi | 112 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 54230622). Verified October 30, 2026.