Lakes / Kansas / Butler County / Augusta Lake
Augusta Lake, Kansas
184 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
37.70 degrees N, 96.98 degrees W - Butler County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Augusta Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 19 miles from Wichita, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Lake | Butler | 4.3 mi | 256 acres |
| Beech Lake | Sedgwick | 13 mi | 29 acres |
| Lake Clymer | Butler | 19 mi | 102 acres |
| Timber Creek Lake | Cowley | 25 mi | 979 acres |
| Harvey County East Park Lake | Harvey | 27 mi | 153 acres |
| Fox Lake | Butler | 30 mi | 164 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Augusta Lake
How Big Is Augusta Lake?
Augusta Lake covers 184 acres in Butler County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Butler County?
Santa Fe Lake is the largest lake in Butler County, at 256 acres.
Largest Lakes in Kansas
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milford Lake | Geary | 14,607 acres | - |
| 2 | Tuttle Creek Lake | Pottawatomie | 12,013 acres | - |
| 3 | Perry Lake | Jefferson | 10,769 acres | - |
| 4 | Cheney Reservoir | Reno | 9,765 acres | - |
| 5 | Waconda Lake | Mitchell | 9,339 acres | - |
All 132 Kansas lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 45827940). Verified October 30, 2026.