- Smithville Lake
Infobox lake
lake_name = Smithville Lake
image_lake = Smithville-lake1.jpg
caption_lake = Lower portion of the lake from the east. The dam is the flat area on the upper left
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location =Missouri
coords = coord|39.402377|N|94.53289|W|type:waterbody_region:US|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
inflow = Little Platte branch of the Platte River
outflow = Little Platte branch of the Platte River
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length =
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area = convert|7190|acre|km2|abbr=on
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shore = convert|175|mi|km|0
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cities =Smithville Lake is a manmade convert|7190|acre|km2|0|sing=on reservoir on the Little Platte branch of the
Platte River (Missouri) nearSmithville, Missouri .The lake was built and is administered by the Kansas City office of the
United States Army Corps of Engineers (which includes all of Missouri and Kansas as well as small portions of Nebraska and Iowa). According to its website the lake is 10th in size of the corp lakes in the district but third in terms of shoreline.It provides the water supply for
Smithville, Missouri andPlattsburg, Missouri .Kansas City, Missouri has reserved a portion for its water supply.It has convert|5000|acre|km2|0 of public land and convert|175|mi|km|0 of shoreline.
The lake was authorized in 1965. Construction began in 1972 with the dam being completed in 1977. Impoundment began in 1979.
The
Jerry L. Litton Visitor Center by the dam tells the history of the area as well as has memorabilia about the Congressman who died in a plane crash on election night after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1976.References
* [http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/smithville/smithville_brochure.htm Smithville Lake brochure]
External links
* [http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/smithville/smithville_home.htm Official Corps of Engineers site]
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