Lakes / Missouri / Clay County / Cooley Lake
Cooley Lake, Missouri
33.11 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
39.25 degrees N, 94.23 degrees W - Clay 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 Cooley Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 23% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- About 21 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number 172 Reservoir | Ray | 8.2 mi | 98.1 acres |
| Watkins Mill Lake | Clay | 10 mi | 99 acres |
| Lafayette A-21 Lake | Lafayette | 15 mi | 26.19 acres |
| Lake Tapawingo | Jackson | 16 mi | 82.78 acres |
| Lake Arrowhead | Clinton | 17 mi | 93.15 acres |
| Lakewood Lake East | Jackson | 19 mi | 278.73 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 77017881). Verified October 30, 2026.