Lakes / Kentucky / Caldwell County / Railroad Lake
Railroad Lake, Kentucky
36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.08 degrees N, 87.86 degrees W - Caldwell 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 Railroad Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 20% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 41 miles from Paducah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Beshear | Caldwell | 10.0 mi | 835 acres |
| Pennyrile Lake | Christian | 11 mi | 52 acres |
| Honker Lake | Trigg | 15 mi | 206 acres |
| Hematite Lake | Trigg | 17 mi | 135 acres |
| Energy Lake | Trigg | 18 mi | 326 acres |
| Maple Lake | Crittenden | 18 mi | 149 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 58817942). Verified October 30, 2026.