Largest lakes & reservoirs in Appalachians Region, KY 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 4 articles we have published for Appalachians Region, KY lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Kentucky > Appalachians Region, KY > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Appalachians Region, KY, only the 4 Appalachians Region, KY lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Cave Run Lake, KY (Appalachians Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
166 mi | Cave Run Lake, located in the Eastern Highlands Region of Kentucky, is an 8,270-acre manmade reservoir. Originally built by the U.S. Army Corps of Eng… |
Yatesville Lake (Appalachians Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
94 mi | Also known as Yatesville Lake State Park The newest star in the Kentucky Appalachians region is Yatesville Lake. Very young as lakes go, Yatesville Lake was created in 1991 when the US Army C… |
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… |