Lakes / Kansas / Bourbon County / Lake Fort Scott
Lake Fort Scott, Kansas
337 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
37.78 degrees N, 94.76 degrees W - Bourbon 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 Fort Scott Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- The largest lake in Bourbon County among those counted.
- About 87 miles from Lawrence, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Lake | Bourbon | 2.4 mi | 74 acres |
| Elm Creek Lake | Bourbon | 5.6 mi | 91 acres |
| Lake Crawford | Crawford | 10 mi | 146 acres |
| Bone Creek Reservoir | Crawford | 11 mi | 515 acres |
| Bourbon County State Lake | Bourbon | 17 mi | 93 acres |
| Katy Lake | Allen | 26 mi | 40 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Fort Scott
How Big Is Lake Fort Scott?
Lake Fort Scott covers 337 acres in Bourbon County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bourbon County?
Lake Fort Scott is the largest lake in Bourbon County, at 337 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 50470782). Verified October 30, 2026.