Lakes / Kentucky / Washington County / Springfield Reservoir
Springfield Reservoir, Kentucky
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.67 degrees N, 85.25 degrees W - Washington 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 Springfield Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 48 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fagan Branch Lake | Marion | 10 mi | 128 acres |
| Marion County Lake | Marion | 11 mi | 38 acres |
| Willisburg Lake | Washington | 12 mi | 120 acres |
| Melody Lake | Nelson | 13 mi | 67 acres |
| Sympson Lake | Nelson | 17 mi | 143 acres |
| Sportsman Club Lake | Taylor | 20 mi | 28 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 120021512). Verified October 30, 2026.