Lakes / Kentucky / Johnson County / Paintsville Lake
Paintsville Lake, Kentucky
1,256 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.88 degrees N, 82.94 degrees W - Johnson 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 Paintsville Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 86 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Lake | Floyd | 18 mi | 1,063 acres |
| Yatesville Lake | Lawrence | 18 mi | 2,295 acres |
| Tailings Pond | Martin | 20 mi | 44 acres |
| Grayson Lake | Carter | 23 mi | 1,218 acres |
| Cave Run Lake | Rowan | 32 mi | 8,099 acres |
| Panbowl Lake | Breathitt | 32 mi | 86 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 120021228). Verified October 30, 2026.