Lakes / Kentucky / Shelby County / Shelby Lake
Shelby Lake, Shelby County, Kentucky
116 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
38.24 degrees N, 85.22 degrees W - Shelby 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 63% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 29 miles from Louisville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guist Creek Lake | Shelby | 4.3 mi | 341 acres |
| Trailwood Lake | Franklin | 13 mi | 63 acres |
| Crystal Lake | Oldham | 13 mi | 72 acres |
| Lake Jericho | Henry | 14 mi | 142 acres |
| Reformatory Lake | Oldham | 16 mi | 58 acres |
| Taylorsville Lake | Spencer | 17 mi | 2,941 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 36751616). Verified October 30, 2026.