Updated August 2026
Wakesurfing in Missouri
- 23 rated lakes
- 2 Excellent
Missouri wake-sport rules
Missouri has no statewide wakesurfing-specific law; wake surfing falls under the general definition of skiing/towed activity. Boaters must hold slow/no-wake speed within 100 feet of docks, piers, occupied anchored boats and buoyed restricted areas, and a 2018 law allows cove-width-based no-wake restrictions for large vessels. No wake-surf-specific distance/depth/acreage thresholds exist statewide.
Rated lakes
| Lake | Suitability | Max depth | Surface area | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomme de Terre Lake | Excellent | — | 7,821 ac | — |
| Smithville Lake by Dam · Clay County | Excellent | — | 7,190 ac | No |
| Clearwater Lake · Reynolds County | Good | — | 1,630 ac | No |
| Jacomo Lake · Jackson County | Good | — | 1,221 ac | No |
| Montrose Lake · Henry County | Good | — | 1,700 ac | No |
| Mozingo Lake · Nodaway County | Good | — | 1,009 ac | No |
| Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake · Nodaway County | Good | — | 1,009 ac | No |
| Alpine Lake · Warren County | Fair | — | 325 ac | No |
| Fellows Lake · Greene County | Fair | — | 812 ac | No |
| Goose Creek Lake · Ste. Genevieve County | Fair | — | 379 ac | No |
| Harrisonville Lake · Cass County | Fair | — | 398 ac | No |
| Hazel Creek Lk. Lake · Adair County | Fair | — | 515 ac | No |
| Lake Springfield · Greene County | Fair | — | 360 ac | No |
| Lake St Louis · St. Charles County | Fair | — | 563 ac | No |
| Raintree Lake · Cass County | Fair | — | 475 ac | No |
| Edwin A Pape Lake · Lafayette County | Limited | — | 284 ac | No |
| Elmwood Lake · Sullivan County | Limited | — | 224 ac | No |
| Harrison County Lake Intake · Harrison County | Limited | — | 292 ac | No |
| Hemitite Lake · St. Francois County | Limited | — | 220 ac | No |
| Hunnewell Lake · Shelby County | Limited | — | 228 ac | No |
| Lake Nehai Tonkayea · Chariton County | Limited | — | 250 ac | No |
| Lake Paho · Mercer County | Limited | — | 269 ac | No |
| Macon City Lake · Macon County | Limited | — | 205 ac | No |
Also in Missouri
16 more Missouri water bodies appear in the wakesurf inventory but are not yet in the LakeQuality graded dataset, so they have no detail page. They are listed here for completeness and are queued for the next data pull.
- Atkinson Lake By Sw 1401 Rd · St. Clair County
- Blue Springs L. Nr. Dam Lake · Jackson County
- Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam · Wayne County
- H.s. Truman Res. Nr. Dam Lake · Benton County
- Holden City Lake Nr. Dam · Johnson County
- Indian Hills Lake Nr. Dam · Crawford County
- Lake Of The Ozarks
- Lake Wappapello Nr. Dam · Wayne County
- Long Branch L. Lake · Macon County
- Long Branch Lk. Lake · Macon County
- Longview L. Nr. Dam Lake · Jackson County
- Lotawana Lk. Lake · Jackson County
- Loto Lake · Miller County
- Pomme De Terre L. Lake · Hickory County
- Prairie Lee Lake Nr. Dam · Jackson County
- Thomas Hill Res. Nr. Dam Lake · Randolph County
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