Lakes / Missouri / Randolph County / Lake Wata
Lake Wata, Missouri
33.61 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
39.41 degrees N, 92.52 degrees W - Randolph 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 Wata Stacks Up
- Larger than 24% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- About 33 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Lake | Randolph | 5.7 mi | 308.46 acres |
| Kohl Lake | Randolph | 9.1 mi | 33.22 acres |
| Holiday Acres Lake | Randolph | 11 mi | 165.77 acres |
| Backues Lake | Randolph | 11 mi | 26.42 acres |
| Holiday Acres Lake - Upstream | Randolph | 12 mi | 32.51 acres |
| Thomas Hill Reservoir | Randolph | 15 mi | 4,015.72 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Wata
How Big Is Lake Wata?
Lake Wata covers 33.61 acres in Randolph County, Missouri.
What Is the Largest Lake in Randolph County?
Thomas Hill Reservoir is the largest lake in Randolph County, at 4,015.72 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 49804536). Verified October 30, 2026.