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Lakes Near Lawrence, Kansas

39 counted Kansas lakes sit within 60 miles of Lawrence - the largest is Perry Lake at 10,769 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Perry Lake	Jefferson	18 mi	10,769 acres	-
John Redmond Reservoir	Coffey	58 mi	8,246 acres	-
Clinton Lake	Douglas	9 mi	7,341 acres	-
Melvern Lake	Osage	44 mi	6,290 acres	-
Hillsdale Lake	Miami	26 mi	4,342 acres	-
Pomona Lake	Osage	29 mi	3,781 acres	-
La Cygne Lake	Linn	52 mi	2,397 acres	-
Wyandotte County Lake	Wyandotte	28 mi	338 acres	-
Cedar Valley Reservoir	Anderson	51 mi	312 acres	-
Strowbridge Reservoir	Osage	25 mi	243 acres	-
Miola Lake	Miami	34 mi	185 acres	-
Boicourt Lake	Linn	56 mi	183 acres	-
Douglas Lake	Douglas	13 mi	178 acres	-
Lone Star Lake	Douglas	12 mi	178 acres	-
Quivira Lake	Johnson	25 mi	161 acres	-
State Lake	Leavenworth	12 mi	152 acres	-
New Olathe Lake	Johnson	21 mi	143 acres	-
Lyon County State Lake	Lyon	54 mi	132 acres	-
Osage County Lake	Osage	27 mi	132 acres	-
Mission Lake	Brown	51 mi	126 acres	-
Shawnee Mission Lake	Johnson	23 mi	117 acres	-
Miami County State Lake	Miami	45 mi	111 acres	-
Gardner Lake	Johnson	19 mi	107 acres	-
Lake Dabanawa	Jefferson	11 mi	79 acres	-
Clear Creek Lake	Atchison	48 mi	64 acres	-
Admire-Allen City Lake	Lyon	54 mi	61 acres	-
Olathe Lake	Johnson	23 mi	61 acres	-
Prairie Lake	Jackson	43 mi	61 acres	-
Osage City Reservoir	Osage	41 mi	50 acres	-
Lake Stellamaris	Leavenworth	26 mi	46 acres	-
Yllier Lake	Leavenworth	22 mi	43 acres	-
Lake Welda	Anderson	56 mi	42 acres	-
Heritage Lake	Johnson	28 mi	39 acres	-
Lake Garnett	Anderson	46 mi	38 acres	-
Spring Hill City Lake	Johnson	26 mi	35 acres	-
Lake Chaparral	Linn	56 mi	31 acres	-
Lake of the Forest	Wyandotte	22 mi	31 acres	-
Nebo Lake	Jackson	38 mi	30 acres	-
Osawatomie Lake	Miami	33 mi	27 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.