Lakes / Kansas / Sedgwick County / Lake Waltanna
Lake Waltanna, Kansas
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
37.60 degrees N, 97.61 degrees W - Sedgwick 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 Waltanna Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 17 miles from Wichita, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Afton | Sedgwick | 1.2 mi | 164 acres |
| Cheney Reservoir | Reno | 17 mi | 9,765 acres |
| Beech Lake | Sedgwick | 23 mi | 29 acres |
| Wellington Lake | Sumner | 27 mi | 525 acres |
| Santa Fe Lake | Butler | 31 mi | 256 acres |
| Augusta Lake | Butler | 35 mi | 184 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Waltanna
How Big Is Lake Waltanna?
Lake Waltanna covers 27 acres in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sedgwick County?
Lake Afton is the largest lake in Sedgwick County, at 164 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 133605984). Verified October 30, 2026.