Pony Express Lake Boat Ramps
4 boat launches are mapped on Pony Express Lake in DeKalb County, Missouri.
4 of these launches include facility details from Missouri Department of Conservation (via MSDIS).
Pony Express Lake facts
| Surface area | 235 acres |
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| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 10 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 5.5 miles |
| Surface elevation | 974 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Pony Express Lake Dam, completed 1963 |
| Dam size | 40 ft high, 1,600 ft long, earth dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation |
| Dam owner | MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION (State) |
| Normal storage | 2,400 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Tr-West Fork Lost Creek |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID MO10171). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Pony Express Lake
Most-observed birds: Bald Eagle (8), Canada Goose (8), Red-tailed Hawk (5), Red-winged Blackbird (5), Mourning Dove (4), Eastern Kingbird (4), American White Pelican (3), Great Blue Heron (3), Double-crested Cormorant (3), American Coot (2).
Other wildlife: White-tailed Deer (7), Eastern Fox Squirrel (3), Western Ratsnake (3), Common Watersnake (2), Boreal Chorus Frog (1), DeKay's Brownsnake (1).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (46 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
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Counties
- DeKalb County (4)