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The lake is 10th largest of Corps lakes in the district, but third in terms of shoreline. It has 5,000 acres (20 km 2) of public land and 175 miles (282 km) of shoreline. Smithville Dam was authorized in 1965. Construction began in 1972 with the dam being completed in 1977. Impoundment began in 1979.
In Platte County, Missouri, it collects the Little Platte River, [7] which rises in DeKalb County and flows south-southwestwardly through Clinton and Clay Counties, past Plattsburg and Smithville. Near Smithville, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam causes the Little Platte River to form Smithville Lake. [9]
A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers towed by automobiles and flying boats on their undercarriage .
Smithville is a city in Clay and Platte counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, along the Little Platte River. The population was 10,406 at the 2020 United States Census . [ 4 ] .
Trimble is located In the southwest corner of the county. It lies on Missouri Route F and U.S. Route 169. Smithville Lake on the Little Platte River lies one mile to the east.
A boat dock available for cabin guests is located at the very end of the main road, along with the "Sunset Point Peninsula", a day use area. [11] The Friends of Edgar Evins State Park was organized in 2003 to support park preservation efforts. The group conducts several annual events in the park. [12]
The lake, which is 64 mi (103 km) long, covers an area of 18,220 acres (73.7 km 2). Center Hill Lake has a storage capacity of 762,000 acre⋅ft (940,000,000 m 3) of water. The lake has approximately 415 mi (668 km) of shoreline, with the deepest point at 190 ft (58 m). The watershed area for the lake is 2,174 sq mi (5,630 km 2). The lake is ...
The park features a 7.7-mile (12.4 km) round trip hiking trail through the park's undeveloped area. There is also a small lake open for canoeing and fishing. Sunfish, catfish and bass occupy the lake year round, as well as rainbow trout during December and January when TPWD stocks them. Camping and picnicking areas are available.