Lakes / Kansas / Barber County / Cook Lake
Cook Lake, Kansas
25 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
37.09 degrees N, 98.65 degrees W - Barber 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 Cook Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 0% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 83 miles from Wichita, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber County State Lake | Barber | 14 mi | 29 acres |
| Spicer Lake | Barber | 15 mi | 80 acres |
| Harqis Lake | Barber | 16 mi | 34 acres |
| Lake Arrowshead | Barber | 22 mi | 79 acres |
| Anthony Municipal Lake | Harper | 33 mi | 80 acres |
| Pratt County Lake | Pratt | 37 mi | 48 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cook Lake
How Big Is Cook Lake?
Cook Lake covers 25 acres in Barber County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Barber County?
Spicer Lake is the largest lake in Barber County, at 80 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 149229376). Verified October 30, 2026.