Lakes / Kentucky / Grayson County / Nichols Lake
Nichols Lake, Kentucky
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.49 degrees N, 86.07 degrees W - Grayson 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 Nichols Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 8% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 42 miles from Bowling Green, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolin Lake | Edmonson | 12 mi | 6,024 acres |
| Sportsman Lake | Hardin | 16 mi | 44 acres |
| Freeman Lake | Hardin | 20 mi | 170 acres |
| Lake Number 1 | Grayson | 20 mi | 44 acres |
| Sportsman Lake | Larue | 20 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Number 13 | Grayson | 21 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nichols Lake
How Big Is Nichols Lake?
Nichols Lake covers 29 acres in Grayson County, Kentucky.
What Is the Largest Lake in Grayson County?
Caneyville Reservoir is the largest lake in Grayson County, at 69 acres.
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 34793796). Verified October 30, 2026.