Milford Lake

About Milford Lake

Milford Lake sits at 39.0833, -96.8978. The deepest point on record is about 65 feet. It lies at roughly 1,148 feet of elevation. Outflow feeds the Republican River to Kansas River.

If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Swimming season in Kansas runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates.

Station 06857050, MILFORD LAKE NR JUNCTION CITY, KS, publishes the water surface elevation used here. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 1,141.95 ft and 1,148.53 ft (low on 2026-03-17, high on 2026-06-25). The last value stored here, 1,146.04 ft, is from 2026-09-09. When the pool drops, shoreline beaches grow and shallow ramps can run out of concrete.

The shoreline of Milford Lake has 8 public recreation areas in the datasets we read. Recreation areas nearby include Outlet Area, E. Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills. Parking is the usual limit on busy summer weekends.

The closest lakes in this guide are Tuttle Creek Lake (Kansas, 21 mi), Council Grove Lake (Kansas, 33 mi) and Marion Reservoir (Kansas, 50 mi). Kansas has 26 lakes on this site in total.