Lakes / Missouri / Caldwell County / Hamilton Reservoir
Hamilton Reservoir, Missouri
88.44 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
39.75 degrees N, 94.04 degrees W - Caldwell 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 Hamilton Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- The largest lake in Caldwell County among those counted.
- About 53 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Lake | Caldwell | 9.7 mi | 33.47 acres |
| Cameron Reservoir Number 3 | DeKalb | 12 mi | 30.75 acres |
| Cameron Reservoir Number 2 | DeKalb | 12 mi | 92.17 acres |
| Lake Viking | Daviess | 12 mi | 552.53 acres |
| Lake McGinness | Clinton | 19 mi | 70.62 acres |
| Pony Express Lake | DeKalb | 19 mi | 234.75 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 70953360). Verified October 30, 2026.