Lakes / Missouri / Clay County / Watkins Mill Lake
Watkins Mill Lake, Missouri
99 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Missouri
39.40 degrees N, 94.26 degrees W - Clay 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 Watkins Mill Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 71% of the 352 lakes counted in Missouri.
- The largest lake in Clay County among those counted.
- About 27 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number 172 Reservoir | Ray | 4.7 mi | 98.1 acres |
| Lake Arrowhead | Clinton | 6.5 mi | 93.15 acres |
| Cooley Lake | Clay | 10 mi | 33.11 acres |
| Lake McGinness | Clinton | 12 mi | 70.62 acres |
| Six Mile Lane Lake | Clinton | 17 mi | 38.8 acres |
| Simmons Lake | Caldwell | 17 mi | 33.47 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 77009927). Verified October 30, 2026.