Smithville Lake
| Smithville Lake | |
|---|---|
Lower portion of the lake from the east. The dam is just above the center. | |
| Location | Clay / Clinton counties, Missouri, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°25′N 94°32′W / 39.42°N 94.53°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Little Platte River |
| Primary outflows | Little Platte River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| First flooded | 1979 |
| Surface area | 7,190 acres (29.1 km2) |
| Water volume | 246,500 acre⋅ft (304,100,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 175 miles (282 km) |
| Surface elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Website | Smithville Lake USACE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Smithville Lake is a 7,190-acre (2,910 ha) 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 (20 km2) of public land and 175 miles (282 km) of shoreline.