Lakes / Kentucky / Jefferson County / Mc Neely Lake
Mc Neely Lake, Kentucky
62 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
38.10 degrees N, 85.63 degrees W - Jefferson 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 Mc Neely Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 44% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 12 miles from Louisville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Lake | Bullitt | 12 mi | 36 acres |
| Lake Nevin | Bullitt | 13 mi | 29 acres |
| Hurricane Hills Lake | Nelson | 19 mi | 43 acres |
| Paradise Lake | Hardin | 21 mi | 30 acres |
| Sympson Lake | Nelson | 21 mi | 143 acres |
| Taylorsville Lake | Spencer | 23 mi | 2,941 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 36756221). Verified October 30, 2026.