Lakes / Kansas / Mitchell County / Waconda Lake
Waconda Lake, Kansas
9,339 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
39.49 degrees N, 98.37 degrees W - Mitchell 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 Waconda Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #5 for surface area among the Kansas lakes counted so far - 9,339 acres.
- About 99 miles from Manhattan, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewell County State Lake | Jewell | 15 mi | 40 acres |
| Sportsmans Lake | Republic | 28 mi | 677 acres |
| Lovewell Reservoir | Jewell | 33 mi | 2,860 acres |
| Wilson Lake | Russell | 39 mi | 7,846 acres |
| Kirwin Reservoir | Phillips | 44 mi | 3,161 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 134329350). Verified October 30, 2026.