Railraod Lake
Moniteau County, Missouri8 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Missouri DNR for this lake.
- Limited data
Railraod Lake in Moniteau County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 8 acres.
Railraod Lake is a 8-acre lake in Moniteau County, Missouri.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Missouri DNR, last sampled 2021-03-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Railraod Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Railraod Lake
These are the measurements Missouri DNR publishes for Railraod Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Surface area
8 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Railraod Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Railraod Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Proctor Park Lake Dam (completed 1900), built primarily for recreation on the TR-NORTH MOREAU CREEK; earth-type dam, 20 ft tall.
- Surface area
- 8 ac
- Normal storage
- 53 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 86 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 315 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- CITY OF CALIFORNIA
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MO30093 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.09 km)
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
7 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Railraod Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 1 classified by the EPA as major discharger. 3 facilities have a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- California South WwtpCalifornia · 2.1 mi away · NPDES MO0023272MajorRecent violation
- Pitman FarmsCalifornia · 1 mi away · NPDES MO0115517Recent violation
- Burgers' Ozark Country Cured Hams, Inc.California · 2 mi away · NPDES MO0121878Recent violation
- Durham School Services LpCalifornia · 0.6 mi away · NPDES MONX00407
- Michael Dale KatschmanCalifornia · 1.4 mi away · NPDES MONX00772
- Mawc Hickory Hills WwtfCalifornia · 2.3 mi away · NPDES MO0082121
Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.
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Frequently asked questions about Railraod Lake
Where is Railraod Lake?
- Railraod Lake is a lake in Moniteau County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Railraod Lake?
- Railraod Lake in Moniteau County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 8 acres.
Is Railraod Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
MDNR2 samples · 2021
Analytical methods
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus, Total, Whole-water, Alkaline Persulfate Digest
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)