Lake area details

Facts:

Pomme de Terre Lake is located in the rugged, tree covered hills of the west central Missouri Ozarks on the Pomme de Terre River. The project was authorized by Congress in 1938 as part of a comprehensive flood control plan for the Missouri River Basin.

Project Planning was initiated in 1947 and actual construction began in 1957. The lake was completed in 1961 at a cost of $14,946,784. Pomme de Terre Lake covers 7,820 acres and can expand to as much as 16,100 acres during periods of heavy rain as excess
runoff is impounded to prevent downstream flooding.

Pomme de Terre Lake works in conjunction with several other Corps of Engineers operated lakes to provide flood protection for the Osage River Basin and the lower Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

Located East of Missouri Highway 13 on Highway 54, the area attracts many who are looking for that special Ozarks brand of water recreation.