Fishing lakes in Missouri

Missouri has 1,196 lakes recorded in the USGS National Hydrography Dataset, covering a combined 2107 km². The largest is Lake of the Ozarks at 185.51 km². Anglers can find Striped Bass, Rainbow Trout, Crappie across these waters.

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Top 300 largest lakes

Lake of the Ozarks
185.51 km² · 38.190, -92.833
Bull Shoals Lake
182.02 km² · 36.472, -92.763
Table Rock Lake
136.87 km² · 36.577, -93.468
Oologah Lake
120.31 km² · 36.551, -95.594
Beaver Lake
113.42 km² · 36.336, -93.943
Stockton Lake
101.02 km² · 37.581, -93.736
Harry S Truman Reservoir
96.35 km² · 38.188, -93.510
Carlyle Lake
92.25 km² · 38.695, -89.272
Harry S Truman Reservoir
81.74 km² · 38.291, -93.614
Norfork Lake
76.13 km² · 36.361, -92.244
Fort Gibson Lake
72.45 km² · 35.958, -95.275
Perry Lake
43.58 km² · 39.177, -95.452
Mark Twain Lake
36.67 km² · 39.518, -91.711
Table Rock Lake
32.20 km² · 36.683, -93.506
Pomme de Terre Lake
31.03 km² · 37.855, -93.330
Lake Wappapello
30.82 km² · 36.972, -90.338
Crab Orchard Lake
29.51 km² · 37.718, -89.087
Mark Twain Lake
25.15 km² · 39.469, -91.841
Harry S Truman Reservoir
21.68 km² · 38.124, -93.379
Lake of the Ozarks
21.57 km² · 38.047, -92.818
Hillsdale Lake
17.57 km² · 38.680, -94.923
Thomas Hill Reservoir
16.25 km² · 39.606, -92.632
Lake Springfield
15.78 km² · 39.715, -89.618
Mark Twain Lake
12.49 km² · 39.514, -91.838
Cross Slough
11.23 km² · 40.139, -90.262
Long Branch Lake
11.14 km² · 39.797, -92.515
Lake Chautauqua
11.02 km² · 40.368, -90.015
Silver Lake
10.42 km² · 39.614, -93.171
La Cygne Lake
9.70 km² · 38.362, -94.655
Kinkaid Lake
9.44 km² · 37.806, -89.452
Sangchris Lake
9.15 km² · 39.617, -89.470
Lake Taneycomo
8.63 km² · 36.669, -93.176
Baldwin Lake
7.59 km² · 38.217, -89.866
Horseshoe Lake
7.22 km² · 37.138, -89.341
Clearwater Lake
6.62 km² · 37.158, -90.783
Cedar Lake
6.53 km² · 37.637, -89.282
Jack Lake
6.07 km² · 40.184, -90.179
Treadway Lake
5.98 km² · 40.068, -90.397
Horseshoe Lake
5.77 km² · 38.693, -90.091
Powerton Cooling Lake
5.71 km² · 40.548, -89.705
Meredosia Lake
5.68 km² · 39.873, -90.551
Quiver Lake
5.68 km² · 40.413, -89.943
Stickey Lake
5.67 km² · 40.204, -90.190
Duck Creek Cooling Pond
5.66 km² · 40.482, -89.970
Lake Lou Yaeger
5.54 km² · 39.227, -89.600
Miserable Lake
5.34 km² · 40.470, -89.941
Beebe Lake
5.26 km² · 40.460, -89.922
Taylorville Lake
5.13 km² · 39.493, -89.260
Quiver Lake
4.54 km² · 40.390, -89.969
Big Hill Lake
4.47 km² · 37.292, -95.459
Lake Glenn Shoals
4.44 km² · 39.214, -89.466
Lake Jacomo
4.04 km² · 38.975, -94.322
Little Blue River Lakes
3.86 km² · 38.906, -94.472
Swan Lake
3.79 km² · 39.624, -93.224
Little Grassy Lake
3.66 km² · 37.629, -89.143
Coffeen Lake
3.57 km² · 39.049, -89.402
Lake Thunderhead
3.48 km² · 40.530, -93.032
Upper Stump Lake
3.40 km² · 39.010, -90.564
Lake Parsons
3.32 km² · 37.411, -95.343
Cut-Off Lake
3.32 km² · 39.361, -93.028
Fellows Lake
3.24 km² · 37.311, -93.209
Crane Lake
3.23 km² · 40.120, -90.282
Governor Bond Lake
3.15 km² · 38.943, -89.381
Chimney Rock Lake
3.04 km² · 36.250, -95.097
Amax Tailing Pond
2.89 km² · 37.588, -91.102
Devils Kitchen Lake
2.88 km² · 37.622, -89.090
Centralia Reservoir
2.61 km² · 38.541, -89.085
Vandalia Municipal Reservoir
2.54 km² · 39.016, -89.141
Lake Claremore
2.52 km² · 36.340, -95.567
Highland Silver Lake
2.49 km² · 38.788, -89.691
Diamond Lake
2.47 km² · 36.205, -91.733
Forest Lake
2.35 km² · 40.177, -92.644
Lake Viking
2.24 km² · 39.927, -94.067
Lake Charles
2.22 km² · 36.073, -91.148
Bone Creek Reservoir
2.09 km² · 37.621, -94.748
Lake Lotawana
1.97 km² · 38.928, -94.253
Lake Jacksonville
1.87 km² · 39.672, -90.196
Lake Saint Louis
1.80 km² · 38.796, -90.779
Council Bluff Lake
1.78 km² · 37.724, -90.915
Matanzas Lake
1.77 km² · 40.247, -90.106
Atkinson Lake
1.76 km² · 38.005, -94.058
Curry Lake
1.73 km² · 40.014, -90.462
Lake Sequoyah
1.72 km² · 36.053, -94.060
Bean Lake
1.70 km² · 39.485, -95.017
Otter Lake
1.70 km² · 39.419, -89.903
Harrisonville City Lake
1.69 km² · 38.765, -94.339
Quiver Lake
1.62 km² · 40.345, -90.040
Lewis and Clark Lake
1.60 km² · 39.540, -95.059
Number 46 Lake
1.59 km² · 37.457, -91.100
Schell Lake
1.58 km² · 38.015, -94.073
New Viburnum Tailings Pond
1.58 km² · 37.701, -91.111
Alton Slough
1.56 km² · 38.870, -90.173
Moredock Lake
1.45 km² · 38.323, -90.306
Watson Lake
1.43 km² · 39.070, -90.682
Wyandotte County Lake
1.37 km² · 39.163, -94.782
Lake Fort Scott
1.36 km² · 37.777, -94.755
Campbell Lake
1.33 km² · 37.943, -89.167
See Lake
1.29 km² · 38.025, -94.090
Lake Contrary
1.29 km² · 39.721, -94.916
Goose Creek Lake
1.27 km² · 37.981, -90.335
Sugar Creek Lake
1.25 km² · 39.481, -92.470
Indian Lake
1.24 km² · 38.095, -91.454
Creve Coeur Lake
1.23 km² · 38.718, -90.484
Otter Lake
1.22 km² · 40.078, -90.280
Tower Island Chute
1.19 km² · 37.595, -89.486
Big Lake
1.19 km² · 39.965, -90.525
Lake Springfield
1.19 km² · 37.116, -93.249
Daniel Boone Lake
1.16 km² · 39.789, -92.275
Washington County Lake
1.16 km² · 38.281, -89.351
Holden City Lake
1.15 km² · 38.758, -94.041
Lakewood Lake East
1.13 km² · 38.992, -94.372
Lock and Dam 18
1.11 km² · 36.072, -95.557
Smith Lake
1.11 km² · 39.786, -90.592
Lake Winnebago
1.10 km² · 38.827, -94.362
Silver Lake
1.10 km² · 38.958, -90.488
South Lake
1.07 km² · 39.596, -93.210
Lake Niangua
1.04 km² · 37.926, -92.856
Spring Lake
1.02 km² · 40.509, -90.733
Schuy-Rush Lake
1.02 km² · 40.078, -90.550
Eugene D Nims Lake
1.02 km² · 37.648, -90.332
Edwin A Pape Lake
1.02 km² · 38.939, -93.591
Number 111 Lake
1.01 km² · 38.476, -93.650
Moscow Lake
1.01 km² · 40.182, -90.160
Holiday Lake
0.99 km² · 38.922, -89.936
Du Quoin Lake
0.99 km² · 38.072, -89.220
Lake Thunderbird
0.98 km² · 36.300, -91.540
Memphis Lake
0.97 km² · 40.440, -92.228
Lake Paho
0.97 km² · 40.408, -93.660
Number 51 Lake
0.97 km² · 37.379, -91.147
Lynn Lane Reservoir
0.96 km² · 36.129, -95.769
Pony Express Lake
0.95 km² · 39.799, -94.385
Canton Lake
0.93 km² · 40.571, -89.983
Lake Nehai Tonayea
0.92 km² · 39.586, -92.884
Intermediate Viburnum Tailings Pond
0.91 km² · 37.726, -91.102
Hunnewell Lake
0.90 km² · 39.708, -91.870
Gilbert Lake
0.89 km² · 38.962, -90.515
McDaniel Lake
0.88 km² · 37.302, -93.305
Lake Pittsfield
0.88 km² · 39.638, -90.753
Ozark Ore Company Lake
0.87 km² · 37.727, -90.643
Sunnen Lake
0.86 km² · 37.943, -90.925
New Gillespie Lake
0.83 km² · 39.147, -89.879
Browning Lake
0.83 km² · 39.762, -94.917
D C Rogers Lake
0.82 km² · 39.157, -92.718
Swan Pond
0.81 km² · 37.013, -89.118
New Milan Reservoir
0.80 km² · 40.234, -93.120
Little Dixie Lake
0.79 km² · 38.914, -92.124
River Swale
0.78 km² · 40.124, -90.332
Macon Lake
0.76 km² · 39.756, -92.493
Pinckneyville Reservoir
0.76 km² · 38.104, -89.404
Higginsville Reservoir
0.75 km² · 39.066, -93.672
Weatherby Lake
0.75 km² · 39.236, -94.697
Miola Lake
0.75 km² · 38.590, -94.844
Boicourt Lake
0.74 km² · 38.258, -94.730
Lower Stump Lake
0.74 km² · 38.982, -90.552
King Lake
0.73 km² · 40.027, -94.438
Strator Pond
0.72 km² · 39.135, -90.686
Lake Petersburg
0.72 km² · 39.986, -89.857
Big Lake
0.71 km² · 36.207, -95.679
Lake Fayetteville
0.69 km² · 36.137, -94.131
Little Lake
0.69 km² · 40.075, -90.414
Holiday Acres Lake
0.67 km² · 39.566, -92.500
Incline Village Lake
0.67 km² · 38.861, -90.966
Kraut Run Lake
0.66 km² · 38.734, -90.771
Pilot Knob Lake
0.66 km² · 37.650, -90.587
Quivira Lake
0.65 km² · 39.039, -94.772
New Marceline City Lake
0.65 km² · 39.668, -92.993
Mauvaise Terre Lake
0.64 km² · 39.712, -90.211
Peaceful Valley Lake
0.64 km² · 38.356, -91.546
Lake Carlinville
0.63 km² · 39.242, -89.853
Lamar City Lake
0.62 km² · 37.482, -94.253
Port Perry Number 2 Lake
0.62 km² · 37.665, -90.063
Blind Pony Lake
0.62 km² · 39.039, -93.364
State Lake
0.61 km² · 39.127, -95.150
Bath Lake
0.61 km² · 40.209, -90.134
Meyers Pond
0.59 km² · 40.028, -90.423
Horseshoe Lake
0.59 km² · 39.501, -91.096
Lake Elmdale
0.59 km² · 36.195, -94.213
Lake Crawford
0.59 km² · 37.636, -94.813
Mallard Marsh
0.59 km² · 40.099, -95.276
Lake Girardeau
0.58 km² · 37.285, -89.841
New Olathe Lake
0.58 km² · 38.876, -94.872
Lower Reservoir
0.58 km² · 37.500, -90.831
Prairie Lee Lake
0.58 km² · 38.940, -94.330
Binder Lake
0.57 km² · 38.597, -92.305
Lake Omaha
0.56 km² · 36.305, -91.597
Lake Murphysboro
0.56 km² · 37.780, -89.381
Clear Lake
0.55 km² · 39.818, -89.533
Blackberry Hay Farm Lake
0.55 km² · 37.325, -94.601
Lake Sherwood
0.55 km² · 38.666, -90.981
East C Streamline Lake
0.53 km² · 38.059, -89.563
The Narrows
0.53 km² · 40.449, -89.943
Deep Lake
0.52 km² · 39.058, -90.571
Riss Lake
0.51 km² · 39.204, -94.674
Carbondale Reservoir
0.51 km² · 37.697, -89.229
Mission Lake
0.51 km² · 39.679, -95.517
Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk
0.50 km² · 40.536, -90.156
Middle Slough
0.50 km² · 39.152, -90.693
Sunset Lake
0.50 km² · 39.441, -89.854
Sangamon Bay
0.49 km² · 40.110, -90.374
Lake Tishomingo
0.48 km² · 38.313, -90.594
Ingram Lake
0.48 km² · 40.132, -90.264
Shawnee Mission Lake
0.47 km² · 38.984, -94.803
Henry Sever Lake
0.47 km² · 40.012, -91.981
Barber Lake
0.47 km² · 38.021, -94.057
Pinnacle Lake
0.46 km² · 38.831, -91.420
Yates Center Reservoir
0.46 km² · 37.866, -95.751
Spring Fork Lake
0.46 km² · 38.563, -93.244
Minor Lake
0.45 km² · 37.024, -89.137
Eagle Lake
0.45 km² · 40.111, -90.337
Miami County State Lake
0.45 km² · 38.421, -94.792
Wilson County State Lake
0.45 km² · 37.698, -95.673
Lake Ann
0.45 km² · 36.473, -94.225
Kings Lake
0.44 km² · 39.075, -90.730
Patterson Farms Lake Section 13
0.44 km² · 40.351, -95.136
Gardner Lake
0.43 km² · 38.847, -94.927
Roach Lake
0.43 km² · 39.725, -93.538
Lac Capri
0.43 km² · 37.902, -90.628
Dunlap Lake
0.43 km² · 38.803, -89.932
Lake Hillsboro
0.43 km² · 39.175, -89.471
Golden Eagle Lake
0.42 km² · 38.918, -91.369
Centaur Chute
0.42 km² · 38.654, -90.701
Palmer Lake
0.42 km² · 37.822, -90.918
Bluff Pool
0.42 km² · 40.106, -95.224
Trenton Lower Lake
0.41 km² · 40.080, -93.585
West C Streamline Lake
0.40 km² · 38.056, -89.617
Upper Swan Lake
0.40 km² · 39.446, -90.988
Meyers Lake
0.40 km² · 40.551, -89.625
Watkins Mill Lake
0.40 km² · 39.398, -94.261
Number 172 Reservoir
0.40 km² · 39.362, -94.187
Lake Wildwood Haven
0.40 km² · 40.523, -90.436
Pleasanton City Lake
0.40 km² · 38.194, -94.690
Lake Wanda Lee
0.39 km² · 37.933, -90.231
Little Prairie Lake
0.39 km² · 37.997, -91.695
Canteen Lake
0.39 km² · 38.669, -90.091
Pintail Pool
0.39 km² · 40.088, -95.272
Portia Bay
0.39 km² · 36.085, -91.089
Big Creek Site One Reservoir
0.38 km² · 35.992, -90.685
City Lake
0.38 km² · 39.799, -93.024
Lake Arrowhead
0.38 km² · 39.482, -94.314
Lake Wauwanoka
0.38 km² · 38.231, -90.535
Argyle Lake
0.38 km² · 40.455, -90.791
Pleasant Hill Lake
0.38 km² · 38.828, -94.298
Pond Lily Lake
0.38 km² · 40.561, -89.715
Bourbon County State Lake
0.38 km² · 37.792, -95.067
Cameron Reservoir Number 2
0.37 km² · 39.770, -94.266
Elm Creek Lake
0.37 km² · 37.757, -94.854
Perry County Community Lake
0.36 km² · 37.722, -89.911
Hamilton Reservoir
0.36 km² · 39.747, -94.039
Ash Disposal Pond
0.36 km² · 38.554, -90.836
Old Mud Lake
0.35 km² · 39.662, -94.957
Spring Lake
0.35 km² · 40.103, -92.672
Royal Lake
0.35 km² · 38.936, -90.503
Lake Weddington
0.35 km² · 36.091, -94.370
Snider Lake
0.35 km² · 37.904, -89.180
Crane Lake
0.34 km² · 37.420, -90.621
Lincoln Lake
0.34 km² · 35.999, -94.419
Lake Sherwood
0.34 km² · 36.329, -91.470
Leatherwood Lake
0.34 km² · 36.439, -93.756
Sugar Creek Lake
0.34 km² · 40.097, -90.395
Staunton Reservoir
0.34 km² · 39.048, -89.779
Grand Marais Lake
0.34 km² · 38.581, -90.086
Lake Tapawingo
0.34 km² · 39.020, -94.313
Teal Lake
0.34 km² · 39.153, -91.874
Horseshoe Lake
0.33 km² · 38.900, -90.724
Lake Anne
0.33 km² · 37.947, -90.207
Baring Country Club Lake
0.33 km² · 40.235, -92.204
Scobee Lake
0.33 km² · 40.303, -92.706
City Lake
0.32 km² · 37.581, -90.305
Randolph County Lake
0.32 km² · 37.975, -89.798
Long Lake
0.32 km² · 40.143, -90.327
Lake Dabanawa
0.32 km² · 39.136, -95.239
Bunn Lake
0.32 km² · 39.368, -90.054
Godar Swamp
0.32 km² · 39.212, -90.609
Montgomery County State Lake
0.32 km² · 37.164, -95.693
Mud Lake
0.31 km² · 38.883, -90.715
Lake Northwood
0.31 km² · 38.427, -91.481
Iron Mountain Lake
0.31 km² · 37.689, -90.619
Luesse Lake
0.31 km² · 38.944, -90.377
Lake Waukomis
0.31 km² · 39.231, -94.638
Grand Lake
0.31 km² · 37.091, -89.304
New City Lake
0.31 km² · 40.316, -94.030
Bo Co Mo Lake
0.31 km² · 39.054, -92.363
Spatterdock Lake
0.30 km² · 38.899, -90.241
Maraldo Lake
0.30 km² · 40.548, -89.335
Vagabond Lake
0.30 km² · 36.286, -91.375
Rock Creek Lake
0.30 km² · 37.810, -94.754
Hornsey Lake
0.30 km² · 37.927, -90.812
Inola Lake
0.30 km² · 36.205, -95.521
Unionville Reservoir
0.30 km² · 40.494, -93.024
Sand Lake
0.30 km² · 39.852, -91.401
Number 114 Reservoir
0.30 km² · 37.760, -91.465
Lake Tebo
0.30 km² · 38.604, -93.288
Lake McKinley
0.29 km² · 37.424, -95.200
Nodaway County Community Lake
0.29 km² · 40.430, -94.858
Fivemile Lake
0.29 km² · 39.278, -89.620
Lake Saint Louise
0.29 km² · 38.799, -90.796
Goose Lake
0.29 km² · 39.997, -91.427
Tower Lake
0.29 km² · 38.802, -90.002
Lake McGinness
0.29 km² · 39.565, -94.297
Trenton Upper Lake
0.28 km² · 40.081, -93.575