CountiesButler County
MissouriReservoirButler County
Lake Wappapello
Fed by the St. Francis River, Lake Wappapello holds roughly 8,400 acres of water in Missouri. It lies in Butler County. It is managed by USACE St. Louis District.
Coordinates36.9189, -90.3184
Surface area8,400 acres
Max depth47 ft
RiverSt. Francis River
Managed byUSACE St. Louis District
Swimming beaches on Lake Wappapello
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Lake Wappapello on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Visiting Lake Wappapello
Its coordinates are 36.9189, -90.3184. Outflow feeds the St. Francis River. It reaches roughly 47 feet at its deepest.
Public access at Lake Wappapello covers 10 public recreation areas. Recreation areas nearby include Rockwood Point, Redman Creek and Pisos Point. Fees and opening dates are set by each park, not by the agency that runs the water.
Local marinas and park offices usually know the current state of the water better than any feed. No public gauge reports the water level at Lake Wappapello, so this page shows no level chart. We would rather leave the figure out than publish an estimate that nobody measured.
If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency. Most Missouri day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read.
The closest lakes in this guide are Clearwater Lake (Missouri, 30 mi), Reelfoot Lake (Tennessee, 64 mi) and Little Grassy Lake (Illinois, 81 mi). Missouri has 18 lakes on this site in total.
Recreation areas on Lake Wappapello
10 public recreation areas mapped around the lake by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Facilities vary by area; check the managing office for opening dates and fees.
Rockwood Point Redman Creek Pisos Point Wappapello State Park Eagle Point Sundowner Peoples Creek Possum Creek Chaonia Walnut Cove
Source: USACE Recreation Areas
Questions about Lake Wappapello
Is there a beach at Lake Wappapello?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Lake Wappapello?
About 8,400 acres. Maximum depth is around 47 feet.
What other lakes are near Lake Wappapello?
The closest in this guide is Clearwater Lake, about 30 miles away in Missouri.
Lakes near Lake Wappapello
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Rend Lake
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Kentucky Lake
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Sources
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