Lakes / Kansas / Lyon County / Olpe City Lake
Olpe City Lake, Kansas
76 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
38.25 degrees N, 96.19 degrees W - Lyon 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 Olpe City Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 62 miles from Topeka, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Redmond Reservoir | Coffey | 21 mi | 8,246 acres |
| Lyon County State Lake | Lyon | 21 mi | 132 acres |
| Lake Kahola | Chase | 23 mi | 365 acres |
| Chase County State Lake | Chase | 23 mi | 106 acres |
| Eureka City Lake | Greenwood | 25 mi | 252 acres |
| Mathias Lake | Coffey | 26 mi | 73 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Olpe City Lake
How Big Is Olpe City Lake?
Olpe City Lake covers 76 acres in Lyon County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lyon County?
Lyon County State Lake is the largest lake in Lyon County, at 132 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 33433959). Verified October 30, 2026.