Fish Lake is a lake in Ballard County, Kentucky. Its water-quality measurements are published by Kentucky DOW and shown on this page as reported.

Are there boat ramps on Fish Lake?

Fish Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Fish Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Fish Lake?

Fish 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.

Fish Lake

Ballard County, KentuckyView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Kentucky DOW for this lake.

Impaired · Mercury
Public access
Limited data

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Fish Lake in Ballard County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported.

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Fish 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 Fish Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fish Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Fish 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.

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Water quality measurements for Fish Lake

These are the measurements Kentucky DOW publishes for Fish 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

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Fish LakePublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Fish Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Fish Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit KY-752 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Ballard County

Buck Lake0.7 miView →Flat Lake0.8 miView →Clear Lake—View →Prairie Lake—View →Brushy Pond—View →Hunters Pond—View →

Frequently asked questions about Fish Lake

Where is Fish Lake?: Fish 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 Fish Lake?: Fish Lake in Ballard County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported.
Is Fish Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fish Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Fish Lake?: Fish Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Fish Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Fish Lake?: Fish 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 WQX21KY_WQX2 samples · 2015

Analytical methods

Phosphorus by Colorimetry

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

21KY_WQX-CLN122

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

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory