Clearwater Lake (Missouri)

Clearwater Lake
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Location	Reynolds and Wayne County, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Coordinates	37°08′12″N 90°46′18″W / 37.13667°N 90.77167°W / 37.13667; -90.77167
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Black River
Primary outflows	Black River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
Water volume	22,000 acre⋅ft (27,000 dam3) (normal) 413,000 acre⋅ft (509,000 dam3) (max)
Surface elevation	495 ft (151 m)[1]

Clearwater Lake is a reservoir on the Black River, six miles (9.7 km) from Piedmont, Missouri. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses Clearwater for flood control in the White and lower Mississippi River Basins.

Clearwater Lake was so named on account of its clear, spring-fed water.^[2] Construction began in 1940 but was halted temporarily at the advent of World War II. Clearwater Lake Dam opened in 1948 as an earthen and concrete dam, 114 feet (35 m) high. The lake has a surface area of about 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²).^[3]

Though recreation was not part of the lake's initial mission, Clearwater now offers boating, swimming, and camping facilities.

• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. United States, 568 U.S. ___ (2012), a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding whether the federal government could be liable for property damage caused by the release of flood waters from Clearwater Dam.

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Clearwater Lake at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2009-06-18)
• Clearwater Lake Association
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearwater Lake