Lakes / Kentucky / Clark County / Winchester Reservoir
Winchester Reservoir, Kentucky
94 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kentucky
37.96 degrees N, 84.23 degrees W - Clark 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 Winchester Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 160 lakes counted in Kentucky.
- About 16 miles from Lexington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Reservoir Number 4 | Fayette | 11 mi | 48 acres |
| Lexington Reservoir Number 4 | Fayette | 12 mi | 191 acres |
| Lake Fontaine | Fayette | 13 mi | 65 acres |
| Lake Hickman | Fayette | 13 mi | 80 acres |
| Lake Reba | Madison | 15 mi | 86 acres |
| Lake Vega | Madison | 18 mi | 104 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 38468449). Verified October 30, 2026.