Lakes / Kentucky / Wayne County / Lake Cumberland
Lake Cumberland, Kentucky
50,607 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
36.92 degrees N, 84.88 degrees W - Wayne 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 Cumberland Stacks Up
- The largest lake counted in Kentucky by surface area - 50,607 acres.
- About 80 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Liberty | Casey | 27 mi | 82 acres |
| Laurel Creek Reservoir | McCreary | 29 mi | 46 acres |
| Green River Lake | Adair | 32 mi | 8,439 acres |
| Laurel River Lake | Laurel | 36 mi | 5,963 acres |
| Sportsman Club Lake | Taylor | 38 mi | 28 acres |
| James C Harris Reservoir | Lincoln | 39 mi | 42 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 120023093). Verified October 30, 2026.