Lakes / Kentucky / Washington County / Willisburg Lake
Willisburg Lake, Kentucky
120 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.83 degrees N, 85.15 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 Willisburg Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- The largest lake in Washington County among those counted.
- About 38 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Reservoir | Washington | 12 mi | 30 acres |
| Beaver Lake | Anderson | 12 mi | 162 acres |
| Taylorsville Lake | Spencer | 13 mi | 2,941 acres |
| Sympson Lake | Nelson | 19 mi | 143 acres |
| Melody Lake | Nelson | 20 mi | 67 acres |
| Fagan Branch Lake | Marion | 21 mi | 128 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 34107199). Verified October 30, 2026.