how big is big lake mo
big lake is a 646 acre 2 6 km2 oxbow lake in holt county missouri near big lake missouri it is believed to have formed from the missouri river sometime before lewis clark visited the area in 1804 it is the largest oxbow lake in the state of missouri big lake state park a 407 acre 1 6 km2 state park was established on the lake s northeast side in 1932 the state park also includes the largest marsh in a state park in missouri