Lakes / Kansas / Johnson County / Heritage Lake
Heritage Lake, Kansas
39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
38.84 degrees N, 94.75 degrees W - Johnson 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 Heritage Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 20 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe Lake | Johnson | 5.0 mi | 61 acres |
| Spring Hill City Lake | Johnson | 7.1 mi | 35 acres |
| New Olathe Lake | Johnson | 7.2 mi | 143 acres |
| Gardner Lake | Johnson | 9.7 mi | 107 acres |
| Shawnee Mission Lake | Johnson | 11 mi | 117 acres |
| Quivira Lake | Johnson | 14 mi | 161 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Heritage Lake
How Big Is Heritage Lake?
Heritage Lake covers 39 acres in Johnson County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Johnson County?
Quivira Lake is the largest lake in Johnson County, at 161 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 77033667). Verified October 30, 2026.