Largest lakes & reservoirs in Kentucky by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 17 articles we have published for Kentucky lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Kentucky > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Kentucky, only the 17 Kentucky lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Taylorsville Lake, KY (Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Region, KY, US South Region, USA) |
75 mi | Located in central Kentucky just 25 miles southeast of Louisville is 3,050 acre Taylorsville Lake. Created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1983 … |
Paintsville Lake, KY (Appalachians Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
57 mi | Sharing acreage of both Johnson and Morgan counties in eastern Kentucky, Paintsville Lake has been a recreational staple since its creation in 1983. T … |
Grayson Lake, KY (Appalachians Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
40 mi | He tees up, shoulders square to the ball and swings. The ball sails down the fairway, past the clean, clear water and weathered sandstone cliffs. Any … |
Lake Malone, KY (Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
26 mi | Lake Malone is situated in the heart of the Kentucky wilderness, part of the “Bluegrass, Blues and Barbecue” tourism region. Shaped like a large sidew … |
Reelfoot Lake, KY/TN (Kentucky, Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee, Western Waterlands Region, KY) |
22 mi | Reelfoot Lake makes its home in northwestern Tennessee and extends into southern Kentucky. The lake is young: popular history says that after the New … |