Lakes / Kansas / Russell County / Fossil Lake
Fossil Lake, Kansas
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
38.86 degrees N, 98.85 degrees W - Russell 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 Fossil Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 21% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 116 miles from Wichita, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Lake | Russell | 17 mi | 7,846 acres |
| Plainville Township Lake | Rooks | 36 mi | 90 acres |
| Lake Stockton | Rooks | 45 mi | 29 acres |
| Kanopolis Lake | Ellsworth | 49 mi | 3,460 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 144398175). Verified October 30, 2026.