Lakes / Kansas / Jefferson County / Perry Lake
Perry Lake, Kansas
10,769 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
39.18 degrees N, 95.45 degrees W - Jefferson 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 Perry Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #3 for surface area among the Kansas lakes counted so far - 10,769 acres.
- The largest lake in Jefferson County among those counted.
- About 15 miles from Topeka, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Dabanawa | Jefferson | 12 mi | 79 acres |
| State Lake | Leavenworth | 17 mi | 152 acres |
| Clinton Lake | Douglas | 18 mi | 7,341 acres |
| Yllier Lake | Leavenworth | 19 mi | 43 acres |
| Nebo Lake | Jackson | 20 mi | 30 acres |
| Lone Star Lake | Douglas | 24 mi | 178 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 44649273). Verified October 30, 2026.