Lakes / Kansas / Anderson County / Lake Welda
Lake Welda, Kansas
42 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
38.16 degrees N, 95.26 degrees W - Anderson 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 Welda Stacks Up
- Larger than 20% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 56 miles from Lawrence, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Valley Reservoir | Anderson | 6.4 mi | 312 acres |
| Lake Garnett | Anderson | 9.5 mi | 38 acres |
| Katy Lake | Allen | 15 mi | 40 acres |
| Lake Chaparral | Linn | 21 mi | 31 acres |
| Mathias Lake | Coffey | 25 mi | 73 acres |
| Bourbon County State Lake | Bourbon | 28 mi | 93 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Welda
How Big Is Lake Welda?
Lake Welda covers 42 acres in Anderson County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Anderson County?
Cedar Valley Reservoir is the largest lake in Anderson County, at 312 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 39442907). Verified October 30, 2026.