MO-Lake+Springfield


 * =Birding in Missouri=

Greene County
=Lake Springfield= Springfield, Missouri 65804 Lake Springfield Website Lake Springfield Map Lake Springfield City Park Website Lake Springfield City Park Map Springfield Conservation Nature Center Website Springfield Conservation Nature Center Trail Map

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Lake Springfield--Clay Henshaw Memorial Access
Coordinates: 37.1106972, -93.2598583 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake Springfield--Lake Springfield Park
Coordinates: 37.1160556, -93.2514596 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Coordinates: 37.1279367, -93.2385888 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Lake Springfield
On US-65, go west on James River Expressway to National Avenue and turn south. At Briar Street, turn east and continue as Briar becomes Kissick Avenue and tracks south to the dam. Clay Henshaw Memorial Access (on the west side of Lake Springfield) is just past the dam on the left. To reach Southwood Access (on the east side of Lake Springfield just west of the US-65 Bridge), take the Evans Road exit off US-65; go west on Evans, then north on Southwood.

This area contains a 318-acre lake along with boat ramps, fishing jetties, fishing docks, picnic facilities and a pavilion. Lake Springfield is a cooling water supply lake for the James River Power Plant.

In the early 1990's the Missouri Department of Conservation entered into a Community Assistance Program (CAP) agreement with City Utilities of Springfield. Through this agreement, a boat ramp, fishing dock, and several fishing platforms were constructed at Clay Henshaw Memorial Access and Southwood Access.

Anglers have the opportunity to pursue largemouth bass, channel catfish, and a variety of sunfish species.

The lake is also used by kayakers and canoeists. From Lake Springfield Website

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