Lakes / Kentucky / Ballard County / Shelby Lake
Shelby Lake, Ballard County, Kentucky
38 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.19 degrees N, 89.02 degrees W - Ballard 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 Shelby Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 25% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 24 miles from Paducah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Lake | Ballard | 1.5 mi | 60 acres |
| Colvin Lake | Ballard | 2.4 mi | 28 acres |
| Mitchell Lake | Ballard | 2.8 mi | 51 acres |
| Clear Pond | Ballard | 6.4 mi | 63 acres |
| Brushy Pond | Ballard | 7.7 mi | 1,903 acres |
| Crawford Lake | McCracken | 8.0 mi | 29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shelby Lake
How Big Is Shelby Lake?
Shelby Lake covers 38 acres in Ballard County, Kentucky.
What Is the Largest Lake in Ballard County?
Brushy Pond is the largest lake in Ballard County, at 1,903 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 41058122). Verified October 30, 2026.