Lakes / Kansas / Neosho County / Lake McKinley
Lake McKinley, Kansas
73 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
37.42 degrees N, 95.20 degrees W - Neosho 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 McKinley Stacks Up
- Larger than 37% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 107 miles from Lawrence, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Parsons | Neosho | 7.9 mi | 821 acres |
| Big Hill Lake | Labette | 17 mi | 1,105 acres |
| Santa Fe Lake | Neosho | 21 mi | 41 acres |
| Allen Lake | Neosho | 24 mi | 29 acres |
| Lake Crawford | Crawford | 26 mi | 146 acres |
| Bourbon County State Lake | Bourbon | 26 mi | 93 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake McKinley
How Big Is Lake McKinley?
Lake McKinley covers 73 acres in Neosho County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Neosho County?
Lake Parsons is the largest lake in Neosho County, at 821 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 34706464). Verified October 30, 2026.