Lakes / Kentucky / Henderson County / Sportsman Lake
Sportsman Lake, Henderson County, Kentucky
34 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.69 degrees N, 87.51 degrees W - Henderson 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 Sportsman Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 16% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 73 miles from Paducah, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Lake | Webster | 16 mi | 62 acres |
| Cap Mauzy Lake | Union | 20 mi | 80 acres |
| Moffit Lake | Union | 20 mi | 48 acres |
| Lake Peewee | Hopkins | 23 mi | 398 acres |
| Pleasant View Lake | Hopkins | 26 mi | 54 acres |
| Grapevine Lake | Hopkins | 26 mi | 39 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 53378215). Verified October 30, 2026.