Lakes / Missouri / St. Clair County / Atkinson Lake
Atkinson Lake, Missouri
434.15 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
38.00 degrees N, 94.06 degrees W - St. Clair County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Atkinson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 92% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- The largest lake in St. Clair County among those counted.
- About 69 miles from Springfield, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schell Lake | Vernon | 1.1 mi | 390.24 acres |
| Barber Lake | St. Clair | 1.2 mi | 115.4 acres |
| See Lake | Vernon | 2.3 mi | 319.57 acres |
| Jones Lake | Bates | 3.0 mi | 53.62 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Bates | 3.8 mi | 63.01 acres |
| Raps Pond | Bates | 7.5 mi | 28.17 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Missouri
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake of the Ozarks | Camden | 51,171.75 acres | - |
| 2 | Harry S Truman Reservoir | Benton | 49,365.93 acres | - |
| 3 | Table Rock Lake | Stone | 41,777.86 acres | - |
| 4 | Stockton Lake | Cedar | 24,962.34 acres | - |
| 5 | Mark Twain Lake | Ralls | 18,362.33 acres | - |
All 352 Missouri lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 105466705). Verified October 30, 2026.