Lakes / Kentucky / Carter County / Grayson Lake
Grayson Lake, Kentucky
1,218 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
38.20 degrees N, 83.03 degrees W - Carter 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 Grayson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- The largest lake in Carter County among those counted.
- About 81 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Valley Lake | Carter | 13 mi | 29 acres |
| Yatesville Lake | Lawrence | 18 mi | 2,295 acres |
| Greenbo Lake | Greenup | 21 mi | 183 acres |
| Paintsville Lake | Johnson | 23 mi | 1,256 acres |
| Cave Run Lake | Rowan | 27 mi | 8,099 acres |
| Clear Creek Lake | Bath | 33 mi | 44 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 26934318). Verified October 30, 2026.