Largest lakes & reservoirs in South Central by water volume
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > Kansas > South Central > - Compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume in acre-foot.For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 3 articles we have published for South Central lakes.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
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Lake name ![]() |
Water vol. in ac-ft ![]() |
Lake description |
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Kaw Lake (Kansas, Midwest, Oklahoma, Red Carpet Country, South Central, Southwest, USA) |
406,540 ac-ft | (Also known as Kaw Reservoir) Kaw Lake is a large lake covering an area of 17,000 acres. Its three fingerlike “arms” lie in two midwestern states, Oklahoma and Kansas. Kaw Lake is… |
Cheney Reservoir (Kansas, Midwest, South Central, USA) |
168,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Cheney Lake) Cheney Reservoir is the premier recreation spot for outdoor activity in south central Kansas. Constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, it was complet… |
El Dorado Lake (Kansas, Midwest, South Central, USA) |
153,444 ac-ft | Completed in 1981, South Central Kansas’ El Dorado Lake is an 8,000-acre reservoir bordering the stunning tall grass prairies and rolling mounds of th… |