Lakes / Missouri / Phelps County / Little Prairie Lake
Little Prairie Lake, Missouri
97.11 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
38.00 degrees N, 91.70 degrees W - Phelps 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 Little Prairie Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- The largest lake in Phelps County among those counted.
- About 75 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brays Lake | Phelps | 8.3 mi | 47.05 acres |
| Indian Lake | Crawford | 15 mi | 305.67 acres |
| Number 114 Reservoir | Dent | 21 mi | 72.92 acres |
| Masters Lake | Dent | 21 mi | 28.52 acres |
| Loss Lake | Dent | 21 mi | 50.9 acres |
| Charwood Lake | Maries | 22 mi | 36.32 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 65006201). Verified October 30, 2026.