Lakes / Missouri / Lafayette County / Lake Lafayette
Lake Lafayette, Missouri
67.77 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
38.95 degrees N, 93.97 degrees W - Lafayette 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 Lake Lafayette Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- About 34 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Lake | Johnson | 11 mi | 25.95 acres |
| Lafayette A-21 Lake | Lafayette | 12 mi | 26.19 acres |
| Holden City Lake | Johnson | 14 mi | 285.16 acres |
| Lake Lotawana | Jackson | 15 mi | 487.29 acres |
| Higginsville Reservoir | Lafayette | 18 mi | 186.07 acres |
| Lake Jacomo | Jackson | 19 mi | 999.5 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Lafayette
How Big Is Lake Lafayette?
Lake Lafayette covers 67.77 acres in Lafayette County, Missouri.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lafayette County?
Edwin A Pape Lake is the largest lake in Lafayette County, at 251.06 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 0211d385-7d3d-4ad1-ba07-a6c9b5c08643). Verified October 30, 2026.