Lakes / Kentucky / Oldham County / Reformatory Lake
Reformatory Lake, Kentucky
58 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
38.40 degrees N, 85.44 degrees W - Oldham 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 Reformatory Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 41% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 20 miles from Louisville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake | Oldham | 4.1 mi | 72 acres |
| Lake Jericho | Henry | 8.8 mi | 142 acres |
| Shelby Lake | Shelby | 16 mi | 116 acres |
| Guist Creek Lake | Shelby | 20 mi | 341 acres |
| Mc Neely Lake | Jefferson | 23 mi | 62 acres |
| Trailwood Lake | Franklin | 25 mi | 63 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 38209455). Verified October 30, 2026.