Lake Liberty
Casey County, Kentucky79 acresView mapDirections
Kentucky DOW publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Liberty. Here is what has been measured.
- 39 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Liberty in Casey County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 79.3 acres.
Lake Liberty is a 79-acre lake in Casey County, Kentucky with an estimated average depth of about 39 feet. 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 2016-10-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Lake Liberty covers about 79 acres in Casey County. It has one public boat landing. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Lake Liberty on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Lake Liberty 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 Lake Liberty 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 Lake Liberty
These are the measurements Kentucky DOW publishes for Lake Liberty, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. TSI 37.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 10µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 37 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~39 ft est.
Surface area
79 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Kentucky DOW
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Kentucky has not published bathymetry for Lake Liberty.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
2 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
879 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Liberty ReservoirPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Lake Liberty
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Liberty is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Liberty Reservoir Dam (completed 1979), built primarily for water supply on the Hickman Creek; earth-type dam, 65 ft tall and 767 ft long.
- Surface area
- 79.3 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,822 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,832 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1.93 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF LIBERTY
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KY00820 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Liberty
Where is Lake Liberty?
- Lake Liberty is a lake in Casey County, Kentucky. Its water-quality measurements are published by Kentucky DOW and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Liberty?
- Lake Liberty in Casey County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 79.3 acres.
Is Lake Liberty safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Liberty?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Liberty, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 39 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 79.3 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Liberty?
- Lake Liberty has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Liberty Reservoir. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Liberty?
- Lake Liberty 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
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- KY WQX
21KY_WQX6 samples · 2016
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory