About
LocationMO
RegionClay County
Managed byUS Army Corps of Engineers
SizeLarge — multiple days
Acres12,402 acres

Smithville Lake is a 7,190-acre reservoir on the Little Platte branch of the Platte River in Clay County, Missouri near Smithville. It is the largest body of water in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The reservoir provides the water supply for Smithville, Missouri The lake was built and is administered by the Kansas City office of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and was built primarily for flood control. The lake is 10th largest of Corps lakes in the district, but third in terms of shoreline. It has 5,000 acres of public land and 175 miles of shoreline.

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Trails (11)

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