Lakes / Kentucky / Adair County / Green River Lake
Green River Lake, Kentucky
8,439 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.25 degrees N, 85.29 degrees W - Adair 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 Green River Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the Kentucky lakes counted so far - 8,439 acres.
- About 68 miles from Bowling Green, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellsville City Reservoir | Taylor | 8.1 mi | 62 acres |
| Sportsman Club Lake | Taylor | 9.9 mi | 28 acres |
| Marion County Lake | Marion | 19 mi | 38 acres |
| Fagan Branch Lake | Marion | 19 mi | 128 acres |
| Lake Liberty | Casey | 22 mi | 82 acres |
| Springfield Reservoir | Washington | 29 mi | 30 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 120021766). Verified October 30, 2026.