Largest lakes & reservoirs in Western Waterlands by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > South > Kentucky > Western Waterlands > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 3 articles we have published for Western Waterlands lakes.
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Surface area in acres ![]() |
Lake description |
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Kentucky Lake (Kentucky, South, Tennessee, USA, West, Western Waterlands) |
160,309 ac | Kentucky Lake is the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi when measured by surface acres at “full pond,” the normal water level: 184 miles lo… |
Lake Barkley (Kentucky, Middle, South, Tennessee, USA, Western Waterlands) |
57,920 ac | Lake Barkley is one of the premier recreational destinations in Western Kentucky. The reservoir was created by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1966 for… |
Reelfoot Lake (Kentucky, South, Tennessee, USA, West, Western Waterlands) |
10,427 ac | Reelfoot Lake makes its home in northwestern Tennessee and extends into southern Kentucky. The lake is young: popular history says that after the New… |