Lakes / Kentucky / Hopkins County / Nortonville Lake
Nortonville Lake, Kentucky
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.18 degrees N, 87.47 degrees W - Hopkins 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 Nortonville Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 3% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 56 miles from Bowling Green, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Lake | Hopkins | 4.7 mi | 36 acres |
| Browns Lake | Hopkins | 6.0 mi | 53 acres |
| Loch Mary Reservoir | Hopkins | 6.8 mi | 147 acres |
| Grapevine Lake | Hopkins | 8.5 mi | 39 acres |
| Crofton Reservoir | Christian | 10.0 mi | 29 acres |
| Pleasant View Lake | Hopkins | 10 mi | 54 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nortonville Lake
How Big Is Nortonville Lake?
Nortonville Lake covers 26 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hopkins County?
Lake Peewee is the largest lake in Hopkins County, at 398 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 52943323). Verified October 30, 2026.