Lakes / Kentucky / Warren County / Shanty Hollow Lake
Shanty Hollow Lake, Kentucky
131 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.15 degrees N, 86.39 degrees W - Warren 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 Shanty Hollow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 67% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 14 miles from Bowling Green, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolin Lake | Edmonson | 17 mi | 6,024 acres |
| Lake Number 13 | Grayson | 18 mi | 28 acres |
| Lake Number 1 | Grayson | 21 mi | 44 acres |
| Caneyville Reservoir | Grayson | 21 mi | 69 acres |
| Doolin Lake | Butler | 21 mi | 45 acres |
| Dotson Lake | Butler | 24 mi | 31 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 34804737). Verified October 30, 2026.