Lakes / Missouri / Cape Girardeau County / Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake, Missouri
29.41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
37.44 degrees N, 89.80 degrees W - Cape Girardeau 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 Cedar Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 13% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- About 85 miles from St. Louis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Girardeau | Cape Girardeau | 11 mi | 144.31 acres |
| Bella Vista Lake | Cape Girardeau | 12 mi | 43.24 acres |
| Lake Kah-Tan-Da | Perry | 18 mi | 42.26 acres |
| Lake of the Hills | Bollinger | 18 mi | 37.31 acres |
| Lake Tywappity | Scott | 20 mi | 35.49 acres |
| Ramsey Creek Diversion Channel | Scott | 20 mi | 34.59 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Cedar Lake
How Big Is Cedar Lake?
Cedar Lake covers 29.41 acres in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cape Girardeau County?
Lake Girardeau is the largest lake in Cape Girardeau County, at 144.31 acres.
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 44920053). Verified October 30, 2026.