| Fellows Lake | |
|---|---|
 Fellows Lake in Missouri | |
  Fellows Lake  Fellows Lake | |
| Location | Greene County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37°18′54″N 093°13′49″W / 37.31500°N 93.23028°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 860 acres (3.5 km2) |
| Surface elevation | 1,260 ft (380 m) |
| Islands | None |
| Settlements | Springfield - 13.1 Miles Kansas City - 173.4 Miles |
Fellows Lake is an 860-acre (3.5 km2) source of water for the city of Springfield, Missouri. The lake was created by the impoundment of the Little Sac River behind the Fellows Lake Dam. The dam was originally constructed in 1955 and modified in 1991. The earthen and rock dam stands 102 feet (31 m) high. It is 1,500 feet (460 m) long at its crest and impounds a maximum capacity of 36,368 acre-feet (44,859,000 m3). Fellows Lake is managed cooperatively by City Utilities of Springfield and the Missouri Department of Conservation.[1]
The lake is also developing into one of the state's premier fisheries of Muskellunge. In 2016, the largest muskie sampled by the Missouri Department of Conservation in their annual fish survey was 46 inches long.[2]
- ^ "MDC Fellows Lake Brochure" (PDF). March 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ "Fellows lake fishing prospects".