Lakes / Kansas / Anderson County / Cedar Valley Reservoir
Cedar Valley Reservoir, Kansas
312 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
38.24 degrees N, 95.32 degrees W - Anderson 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 Cedar Valley Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- The largest lake in Anderson County among those counted.
- About 51 miles from Lawrence, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Garnett | Anderson | 5.8 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Welda | Anderson | 6.4 mi | 42 acres |
| Katy Lake | Allen | 21 mi | 40 acres |
| Mathias Lake | Coffey | 22 mi | 73 acres |
| Lake Chaparral | Linn | 24 mi | 31 acres |
| John Redmond Reservoir | Coffey | 26 mi | 8,246 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cedar Valley Reservoir
How Big Is Cedar Valley Reservoir?
Cedar Valley Reservoir covers 312 acres in Anderson County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Anderson County?
Cedar Valley Reservoir is the largest lake in Anderson County, at 312 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 120032365). Verified October 30, 2026.