Lakes / Kansas / Johnson County / Quivira Lake
Quivira Lake, Kansas
161 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
39.04 degrees N, 94.77 degrees W - Johnson 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 Quivira Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- The largest lake in Johnson County among those counted.
- About 9 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Mission Lake | Johnson | 4.2 mi | 117 acres |
| Lake of the Forest | Wyandotte | 4.2 mi | 31 acres |
| Wyandotte County Lake | Wyandotte | 8.6 mi | 338 acres |
| New Olathe Lake | Johnson | 12 mi | 143 acres |
| Olathe Lake | Johnson | 14 mi | 61 acres |
| Heritage Lake | Johnson | 14 mi | 39 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Quivira Lake
How Big Is Quivira Lake?
Quivira Lake covers 161 acres in Johnson County, Kansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Johnson County?
Quivira Lake is the largest lake in Johnson County, at 161 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 34379598). Verified October 30, 2026.