Lakes / Kansas / Russell County / Wilson Lake
Wilson Lake, Kansas
7,846 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
38.94 degrees N, 98.56 degrees W - Russell 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 Wilson Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #7 for surface area among the Kansas lakes counted so far - 7,846 acres.
- The largest lake in Russell County among those counted.
- About 108 miles from Manhattan, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Lake | Russell | 17 mi | 43 acres |
| Kanopolis Lake | Ellsworth | 37 mi | 3,460 acres |
| Waconda Lake | Mitchell | 39 mi | 9,339 acres |
| Plainville Township Lake | Rooks | 46 mi | 90 acres |
| Spriggs Rock Lake | Rice | 46 mi | 26 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 142964667). Verified October 30, 2026.