Lakes / Kentucky / Martin County / Tailings Pond
Tailings Pond, Kentucky
44 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.73 degrees N, 82.63 degrees W - Martin 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 Tailings Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 104 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Lake | Floyd | 4.4 mi | 1,063 acres |
| Paintsville Lake | Johnson | 20 mi | 1,256 acres |
| Yatesville Lake | Lawrence | 25 mi | 2,295 acres |
| Fishtrap Lake | Pike | 26 mi | 1,038 acres |
| Grayson Lake | Carter | 39 mi | 1,218 acres |
| Fishpond Lake | Letcher | 40 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 47890299). Verified October 30, 2026.