Lakes / Kansas / Pottawatomie County / Lake Elbo
Lake Elbo, Kansas
31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
39.24 degrees N, 96.49 degrees W - Pottawatomie 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 Lake Elbo Stacks Up
- Larger than 12% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 6 miles from Manhattan, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Creek Lake | Pottawatomie | 12 mi | 12,013 acres |
| Milford Lake | Geary | 25 mi | 14,607 acres |
| Geary County State Lake | Geary | 31 mi | 46 acres |
| Council Grove Lake | Morris | 37 mi | 2,899 acres |
| Stillwater Lake | Clay | 41 mi | 29 acres |
| Admire-Allen City Lake | Lyon | 43 mi | 61 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 42091551). Verified October 30, 2026.