Lakes / Missouri / Ripley County / Fourche Lake
Fourche Lake, Missouri
48.31 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
36.64 degrees N, 91.05 degrees W - Ripley 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 Fourche Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 45% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- The largest lake in Ripley County among those counted.
- About 120 miles from Branson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Holland Lake | Ripley | 7.2 mi | 40.37 acres |
| Pinewoods Lake | Carter | 25 mi | 32.37 acres |
| Miller Lake | Carter | 30 mi | 26.44 acres |
| Lake Lockloma | Butler | 37 mi | 25.45 acres |
| Wren Lake | Butler | 37 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Clearwater Lake | Reynolds | 39 mi | 1,634.85 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 150055085). Verified October 30, 2026.