Lakes / Kentucky / Caldwell County / Lake Beshear
Lake Beshear, Kentucky
835 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.13 degrees N, 87.69 degrees W - Caldwell 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 Lake Beshear Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- The largest lake in Caldwell County among those counted.
- About 50 miles from Paducah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennyrile Lake | Christian | 4.2 mi | 52 acres |
| Homestead Lake | Hopkins | 8.2 mi | 36 acres |
| Railroad Lake | Caldwell | 10.0 mi | 36 acres |
| Browns Lake | Hopkins | 12 mi | 53 acres |
| Crofton Reservoir | Christian | 13 mi | 29 acres |
| Nortonville Lake | Hopkins | 13 mi | 26 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 120022101). Verified October 30, 2026.