Lake Size: 7,820 Acres Shoreline Length (Miles): 113 mi (182 km) Deepest Depth: 95 ft Latitude: 37.901667 Longitude: -93.320278 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 839 ft (256 M) Counties: Hickory County Cities: Hermitage Lake Management: United States Army Corps of Engineers
Information: Pomme de Terre Lake is located in South-West Missouri at the confluence of Lindley creek and the Pomme de Terre River (for which it is named). The lake is located in southern Hickory and northern Polk Counties, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Springfield, Missouri. The name is French and translates to "earth apple" or potato.
The lake is part of a series of lakes in the Osage River Basin designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood control. Construction began in 1957 and was complete in 1961 at a cost of $14,946,784. Storage of water began on October 29, 1961 and the multipurpose pool was reached on June 15, 1963.
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Pomme De Terre is very popular among anglers and the lake is well known for several different species of fish. The fish that the lake is most popular for however is the Muskie. Muskies don't reproduce naturally in Pomme de Terre, so the Conservation Department nets fish each spring and milks them for eggs. After the eggs are fertilized at the lake, the fish are released. The eggs are then taken to the Lost Valley Fish Hatchery near Warsaw to be hatched. By October, when they are released into Pomme de Terre and several other lakes in Missouri.
There are over 650 campsites along the lake as well as two public swimming beaches. Water skiing and many other forms of water recreation are common at the lake. Every 4th of July the local Chamber of Commerce sponsors a fireworks display launched from an island near the dam site.
Pomme de Terre Lake is well know locally for its largemouth bass, crappie and white bass fishing. It has wider acceptance as a premier Muskie lake. Muskellunge have been stocked in the lake since 1966, and the lake boasts one of the best catch ratios in the country.
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