Lakes / Missouri / Saline County / Slater Lake
Slater Lake, Missouri
34.3 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
39.22 degrees N, 93.05 degrees W - Saline 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 Slater Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 26% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- About 43 miles from Columbia, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cut-Off Lake | Chariton | 9.8 mi | 819.36 acres |
| Whiteside Lake | Chariton | 11 mi | 32.4 acres |
| Fayette Lake | Howard | 17 mi | 61.76 acres |
| D C Rogers Lake | Howard | 18 mi | 203.05 acres |
| Grace Lake | Carroll | 18 mi | 26.27 acres |
| Elliot Davis Lake | Howard | 19 mi | 45.13 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 77019247). Verified October 30, 2026.