Lakes / Kansas / Johnson County / Shawnee Mission Lake
Shawnee Mission Lake, Kansas
117 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
38.98 degrees N, 94.80 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 Shawnee Mission Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 13 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quivira Lake | Johnson | 4.2 mi | 161 acres |
| Lake of the Forest | Wyandotte | 6.2 mi | 31 acres |
| New Olathe Lake | Johnson | 8.3 mi | 143 acres |
| Olathe Lake | Johnson | 9.8 mi | 61 acres |
| Heritage Lake | Johnson | 11 mi | 39 acres |
| Gardner Lake | Johnson | 12 mi | 107 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shawnee Mission Lake
How Big Is Shawnee Mission Lake?
Shawnee Mission Lake covers 117 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 34381698). Verified October 30, 2026.