Buck Lake
Ballard County, KentuckyView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Kentucky DOW for this lake.
- Public access
- Limited data
Buck Lake in Ballard County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported.
Buck Lake is a lake in Ballard County, Kentucky. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KY DOW, last sampled 2015-05-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Buck Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Buck Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kentucky Division of Water and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Buck Lake
These are the measurements Kentucky DOW publishes for Buck Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Recreation & Access
- Buck LakePublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Frequently asked questions about Buck Lake
Where is Buck Lake?
- Buck Lake is a lake in Ballard County, Kentucky. Its water-quality measurements are published by Kentucky DOW and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Buck Lake?
- Buck Lake in Ballard County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported.
Is Buck Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Buck Lake?
- Buck Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Buck Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Buck Lake?
- Buck Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Kentucky's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2015. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- KY WQX
21KY_WQX2 samples · 2015
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory