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Lakes Near Cincinnati, Ohio

26 counted Ohio lakes sit within 60 miles of Cincinnati - the largest is Caesar Creek Lake at 2,806 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Caesar Creek Lake	Warren	39 mi	2,806 acres	110 ft
East Fork Lake	Clermont	22 mi	2,107 acres	100 ft
Rocky Fork Lake	Highland	55 mi	1,953 acres	42 ft
Cowan Lake	Clinton	38 mi	695 acres	35 ft
Acton Lake	Preble	35 mi	592 acres	30 ft
Lake Waynoka	Brown	41 mi	280 acres	-
Lake Lorelei	Brown	30 mi	195 acres	-
Shawnee Lake	Greene	54 mi	192 acres	-
Lake Lakengren	Preble	41 mi	191.5 acres	-
Grant Lake	Brown	32 mi	185 acres	-
Winton Lake	Hamilton	11 mi	175 acres	-
Stonelick Lake	Clermont	25 mi	161 acres	15 ft
Englewood Recreation Reservoir	Montgomery	55 mi	145.8 acres	-
Armco Park Lake	Warren	27 mi	81.3 acres	-
Miami Whitewater Forest Lake	Hamilton	16 mi	75.1 acres	-
Spring Valley Lake	Warren	42 mi	60.3 acres	-
Wilmington Reservoir Number Two	Clinton	43 mi	55.1 acres	-
Landen Farm Lake	Warren	19 mi	54.9 acres	-
Rush Run Lake	Preble	34 mi	54 acres	-
Hickory Hills Lake	Highland	60 mi	48 acres	-
Bass Lake	Greene	56 mi	40 acres	-
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Lake (historical)	Clermont	14 mi	39.8 acres	-
Adams Lake	Adams	57 mi	35 acres	-
Damms Lake	Clermont	16 mi	35 acres	-
Sharon Lake	Hamilton	14 mi	34 acres	-
Greenbriar Lake	Butler	31 mi	28 acres	-

Sources: Ohio DNR lake data; lake coordinates from the ODNR. Verified October 28, 2026.