Lakes / Missouri / Bates County / Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake, Bates County, Missouri
55.85 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
38.05 degrees N, 94.25 degrees W - Bates 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 Horseshoe Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 53% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- About 75 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beisley Lake - North | Bates | 2.7 mi | 34.59 acres |
| Raps Pond | Bates | 3.3 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Irrigation Lake | Vernon | 5.0 mi | 39.54 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake | Vernon | 6.5 mi | 30.6 acres |
| Stearns Lake | Vernon | 6.9 mi | 43.24 acres |
| Spile Lake | Vernon | 6.9 mi | 27.18 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Horseshoe Lake
How Big Is Horseshoe Lake?
Horseshoe Lake covers 55.85 acres in Bates County, Missouri.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bates County?
Horseshoe Lake is the largest lake in Bates County, at 63.01 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 36941522). Verified October 30, 2026.