Eutrophic Lakes in Missouri
192 eutrophic lakes in Missouri. High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity.
Eutrophic lakes — TSI 50 to 70 — are nutrient-rich and productive, with persistent summer algal communities that drive visible reductions in clarity. These conditions are not failures; they reflect a lake doing what nutrient-loaded waters do. 192 Missouri lakes register as eutrophic. Only 0% are deep — eutrophy correlates with shallowness, agricultural watersheds, and the kind of nutrient-input history that takes decades to shift.
Eutrophic lakes typically grade C or D on the LakeGrade rubric. The same nutrient richness that defines the trophic class drives the lower grade.
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Depth | TSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Rock Lk. by Tate Rd Lake | Taney | B | 3.9 ft | - | 51 |
| 2 | Loto Upstream of Dam Lake | Miller | B | 6.7 ft | - | 51 |
| 3 | Table Rock L. Lake | Stone | B | 4.4 ft | - | 51 |
| 4 | Loto Lake | Camden | B | 7.2 ft | - | 50 |
| 5 | Loto Lake | Camden | B | 6.9 ft | - | 51 |
| 6 | Loto Lake | Camden | B | 6.7 ft | - | 51 |
| 7 | Milan Lake North | Sullivan | B | - | - | 56 |
| 8 | Pomme de Terre L. Lake | Hickory | C | 4.8 ft | - | 52 |
| 9 | Table Rock L. Nr. Greens Hollow Lake | Barry | C | 5 ft | - | 51 |
| 10 | Table Rock L. Nr. S. Kanakuk-Kanakom Beach Lake | Stone | C | 5.2 ft | - | 51 |
| 11 | Lost Valley Lake | Gasconade | C | 3.9 ft | - | 52 |
| 12 | Little Prairie Lake by Dam | Phelps | C | 4.9 ft | - | 51 |
| 13 | Stockton Lake-L.Sac Arm | Dade | C | 4.3 ft | - | 52 |
| 14 | Aspen Lake Along Southern Arm | Warren | C | 3.8 ft | - | 51 |
| 15 | Clearwater Lake | Reynolds | C | 2.3 ft | - | 52 |
| 16 | Waukomis Lake | Platte | C | 4.7 ft | - | 52 |
| 17 | Hazel Creek Lk. Lake | Adair | C | 3.6 ft | - | 54 |
| 18 | Little Prairie Lake | Phelps | C | 8.6 ft | - | 53 |
| 19 | Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam | Jefferson | C | 5.4 ft | - | 51 |
| 20 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 5.3 ft | - | 52 |
| 21 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 5.6 ft | - | 51 |
| 22 | Loto Lake | Camden | C | 7 ft | - | 52 |
| 23 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 4.9 ft | - | 51 |
| 24 | Peaceful Valley Lake | Gasconade | C | 4 ft | - | 53 |
| 25 | Loto Lake | Camden | C | 7.7 ft | - | 51 |
| 26 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 4.5 ft | - | 52 |
| 27 | Forest Lake Se Branch | Adair | C | 2.3 ft | - | 56 |
| 28 | Loto Lake | Miller | C | 5.6 ft | - | 53 |
| 29 | Table Rock Lake | Barry | C | 3.3 ft | - | 54 |
| 30 | Lake Lucern | Warren | C | 5.2 ft | - | 53 |
| 31 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 5.6 ft | - | 52 |
| 32 | Peaceful Valley Lake | Gasconade | C | 3.8 ft | - | 55 |
| 33 | Crow Pond | Callaway | C | 4.1 ft | - | 55 |
| 34 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 6.2 ft | - | 52 |
| 35 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 4.1 ft | - | 53 |
| 36 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 4.2 ft | - | 54 |
| 37 | Loto Lake | Morgan | C | 5 ft | - | 52 |
| 38 | Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake | Nodaway | C | - | - | 57 |
| 39 | Long Branch L. Lake | Macon | C | - | - | 56 |
| 40 | Racetrack Hollow @ Hwy. D Lake | Camden | C | - | - | 68 |
| 41 | Lake of the Oaks | Clark | C | - | - | 60 |
| 42 | Blue Valley Lake | Jackson | C | - | - | 65 |
| 43 | Jo Shelby Lake | Linn | C | - | - | 59 |
| 44 | Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam | Monroe | C | - | - | 59 |
| 45 | Klapmeyer Park Lake | Jackson | C | - | - | 58 |
| 46 | Clearwater Lake | Reynolds | C | 1.8 ft | - | 57 |
| 47 | Jacomo Lake | Jackson | C | 3.3 ft | - | 55 |
| 48 | Mozingo Lake Between Arms | Nodaway | C | 3.5 ft | - | 58 |
| 49 | Lotawana Lk. Lake | Jackson | C | 4.6 ft | - | 55 |
| 50 | Quarry Heights Lake | Boone | C | 6.4 ft | - | 57 |
| 51 | Red Fox Lake | Warren | C | 3.3 ft | - | 57 |
| 52 | Loto Lake | Camden | C | 3.9 ft | - | 58 |
| 53 | Old Reservoir | Randolph | C | 3.6 ft | - | 57 |
| 54 | Rothwell Lake | Randolph | C | 3.6 ft | - | 56 |
| 55 | Phillips Lake | Boone | C | 2.8 ft | - | 57 |
| 56 | Mark Twain Lake | Monroe | C | 3.8 ft | - | 56 |
| 57 | Mark Twain Lake Indian Creek Arm | Ralls | C | 3.8 ft | - | 56 |
| 58 | Longview Lake by Dam | Jackson | C | 3.3 ft | - | 56 |
| 59 | Loto Lake | Camden | C | 4.4 ft | - | 56 |
| 60 | Hazel Creek Lk. Lake | Adair | C | 2.8 ft | - | 57 |
| 61 | H.S. Truman Res. Nr. Dam Lake | Benton | C | 3.8 ft | - | 58 |
| 62 | Loto Lake | Camden | C | 3.9 ft | - | 58 |
| 63 | Mark Twain Lake by Hwy J | Ralls | C | 3.7 ft | - | 57 |
| 64 | Lake Wappapello Lost Cr. Arm @ Sanderson Pt Bottom | Wayne | C | 2.3 ft | - | 57 |
| 65 | Whiteside Lake | Lincoln | C | 3.3 ft | - | 56 |
| 66 | Marceline City Lake New Nr. Dam | Chariton | C | 3.5 ft | - | 59 |
| 67 | Bethel Lake | Boone | C | 2.2 ft | - | 58 |
| 68 | Rinquelin Trail Comm. Lake | Maries | C | 4.5 ft | - | 56 |
| 69 | Loto Ha Ha Tonka Branch Mouth Lake | Camden | C | 3 ft | - | 57 |
| 70 | Loto Lake | Camden | C | 3.4 ft | - | 58 |
| 71 | Loto Lake | Camden | C | 8.5 ft | - | 54 |
| 72 | Mckee Pond | Boone | C | 3.3 ft | - | 60 |
| 73 | Table Rock L. Lake | Barry | C | 2.6 ft | - | 56 |
| 74 | Fawn Lake | Franklin | C | 3.6 ft | - | 55 |
| 75 | Happy Holler Lake | Andrew | C | - | - | 60 |
| 76 | Thomas Hill Lake @ Hwy T | Macon | C | - | - | 61 |
| 77 | Sugar Creek Lake | Randolph | D | 2.5 ft | - | 61 |
| 78 | Robin Hood Lakes | Warren | D | 3 ft | - | 59 |
| 79 | Ben Branch Lake by Dam | Osage | D | 3.9 ft | - | 57 |
| 80 | Hunnewell Lake | Shelby | D | 3.2 ft | - | 58 |
| 81 | Shepard Mountain Lake Intake | Iron | D | 2.8 ft | - | 59 |
| 82 | Loto Lake | Camden | D | 2.3 ft | - | 62 |
| 83 | Long Branch Lk. Lake | Macon | D | 1.8 ft | - | 62 |
| 84 | Callaway Fork Lake | St. Charles | D | 3.3 ft | - | 58 |
| 85 | Sugar Hollow Lake | Warren | D | 3.3 ft | - | 58 |
| 86 | Pomme de Terre L. Central Arm Lake | Hickory | D | 3 ft | - | 57 |
| 87 | L. Ste. Louise Lake | St. Charles | D | 3.2 ft | - | 58 |
| 88 | Loto Lake | Camden | D | 3 ft | - | 60 |
| 89 | Lake Eleanor | Warren | D | 3 ft | - | 59 |
| 90 | Watkins Mill Lake | Clay | D | 3.2 ft | - | 59 |
| 91 | Hazel Creek Lk. East Fork Lake | Adair | D | 2.6 ft | - | 58 |
| 92 | Boathouse Lake | St. Louis city | D | 2.3 ft | - | 62 |
| 93 | L. Ste. Louise Lake | St. Charles | D | 2.6 ft | - | 60 |
| 94 | Deer Ridge Comm. Lake | Lewis | D | 2.9 ft | - | 60 |
| 95 | Indian Hills Lake Nr. Dam | Crawford | D | 3.4 ft | - | 59 |
| 96 | Stephens Lake | Boone | D | 2.6 ft | - | 60 |
| 97 | Lake Serene | Franklin | D | 2.6 ft | - | 59 |
| 98 | Peters Lake | Howard | D | 2.1 ft | - | 63 |
| 99 | O'Fallon Park Lake | St. Louis city | D | 1.6 ft | - | 65 |
| 100 | Lake Eleanor | Warren | D | 2.8 ft | - | 60 |
All eutrophic lakes →Minnesota version →Wisconsin version →Illinois version →Michigan version →Iowa version →Ohio version →Pennsylvania version →New York version →Indiana version →North Dakota version →South Dakota version →All Missouri lakes →
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.