Lakes / Kentucky / Rockcastle County / Lake Linville
Lake Linville, Kentucky
368 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.39 degrees N, 84.35 degrees W - Rockcastle 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 Linville Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 46 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Lake | Lincoln | 13 mi | 778 acres |
| Owsley Fork Reservoir | Madison | 14 mi | 164 acres |
| Wood Creek Lake | Laurel | 16 mi | 645 acres |
| Stanford Reservoir | Lincoln | 19 mi | 38 acres |
| James C Harris Reservoir | Lincoln | 20 mi | 42 acres |
| Wilgreen Lake | Madison | 22 mi | 138 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 120021250). Verified October 30, 2026.