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Lakes Near St. Louis, Missouri

57 counted Missouri lakes sit within 60 miles of St. Louis - the largest is Lake Saint Louis at 444.3 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Saint Louis	St. Charles	33 mi	444.3 acres	-
Alton Slough	St. Charles	17 mi	386.08 acres	-
Goose Creek Lake	St. Francois	45 mi	315.06 acres	-
Creve Coeur Lake	St. Louis	17 mi	303.2 acres	-
Incline Village Lake	Warren	44 mi	165.23 acres	-
Kraut Run Lake	St. Charles	32 mi	164.08 acres	-
Lake Sherwood	Warren	42 mi	134.92 acres	-
Lake Tishomingo	Jefferson	30 mi	119.56 acres	-
Kings Lake	Lincoln	42 mi	109.47 acres	-
Lac Capri	St. Francois	55 mi	106.05 acres	-
Centaur Chute	St. Louis	27 mi	104.28 acres	-
Lake Wanda Lee	Ste. Genevieve	48 mi	97.11 acres	-
Lake Wauwanoka	Jefferson	33 mi	93.09 acres	-
Ash Disposal Pond	Franklin	35 mi	87.72 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	St. Charles	34 mi	82.53 acres	-
Lake Anne	Ste. Genevieve	47 mi	82.29 acres	-
Mud Lake	St. Charles	33 mi	77.1 acres	-
Spatterdock Lake	St. Charles	19 mi	75.37 acres	-
Hornsey Lake	Washington	59 mi	73.88 acres	-
Lake Saint Louise	St. Charles	34 mi	71.41 acres	-
Spring Lake	Jefferson	42 mi	66.72 acres	-
Tremell Slough	Lincoln	50 mi	65.48 acres	-
Lake Briarwood	Jefferson	39 mi	64.74 acres	-
Lake Ski	Ste. Genevieve	48 mi	64 acres	-
Lake Ocie	Ste. Genevieve	49 mi	61.53 acres	-
Dogfish Slough	Lincoln	42 mi	59.31 acres	-
Lharky Lake	St. Charles	33 mi	58.07 acres	-
Lac Carmel	St. Francois	54 mi	55.35 acres	-
Keyes Branch Mine Tailings Pond	Washington	55 mi	54.04 acres	-
Lake Serene	Franklin	35 mi	52.95 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	St. Charles	34 mi	51.65 acres	-
Lake Lincoln	Lincoln	47 mi	51.4 acres	-
Grassy Lake	St. Charles	33 mi	51.15 acres	-
August A Busch Lake Number 35	St. Charles	29 mi	50.16 acres	-
Sunset Lake	Ste. Genevieve	40 mi	50.16 acres	-
Hornsey Brothers Lake	Washington	59 mi	48.93 acres	-
Apex Lake	Washington	54 mi	48.11 acres	-
Hook Pond	Ste. Genevieve	48 mi	47.44 acres	-
Lac Marseilles	St. Francois	55 mi	47.44 acres	-
Sayersbrook Lake	Washington	59 mi	44.8 acres	-
Valle Lake	Jefferson	43 mi	42.01 acres	-
Cloverleaf Farm Lake	Warren	43 mi	41.86 acres	-
Lake Loraine	Jefferson	28 mi	41.51 acres	-
Cole Lake	Jefferson	47 mi	39.78 acres	-
Butterfly Lake	Ste. Genevieve	58 mi	39.04 acres	-
Lake Timberline	St. Francois	47 mi	38.82 acres	-
Lake Montowese	Jefferson	23 mi	37.56 acres	-
Lake Lucern	Warren	47 mi	36.82 acres	-
August A Busch Lake Number 34	St. Charles	30 mi	34.1 acres	-
Lake Primrose	St. Francois	48 mi	31.63 acres	-
Spanish Lake	St. Louis	12 mi	30.89 acres	-
Forest Lake	Warren	46 mi	30.77 acres	-
Erb Lake	Ste. Genevieve	50 mi	30.15 acres	-
August A Busch Lake Number 37	St. Charles	32 mi	29.9 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Lincoln	42 mi	27.43 acres	-
Fon-Du-Lac Reservoir	Jefferson	18 mi	27 acres	-
Donze Lake	Ste. Genevieve	56 mi	26.44 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.