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Sheridan County State Lake, Kansas
35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
39.36 degrees N, 100.23 degrees W - Sheridan 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 Sheridan County State Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 15% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- About 195 miles from Wichita, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Lake | Graham | 6.3 mi | 67 acres |
| Keith Sebelius Lake | Norton | 34 mi | 487 acres |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir | Trego | 46 mi | 5,939 acres |
| Lake Stockton | Rooks | 49 mi | 29 acres |
| Plainville Township Lake | Rooks | 49 mi | 90 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 139504400). Verified October 30, 2026.