The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers welcomes you to Mark Twain Lake and Clarence Cannon Dam. Many recreational opportunities await you on this 55,000-acre land and water project spanning the Salt River Valley in Northeast Missouri. Rich in history and home to Samual Clemens (Mark Twain) there are many local attractions to choose from. The lake is located in Ralls and Monroe Counties, 28 miles southwest of Hannibal, MO and 120 miles northwest of St. Louis.
Flood of 2008
Mark Twain Lake Scenery
History of Mark Twain Lake
Jobs in Natural Resources
Did you know…
…The purple boxes hanging from several ash trees around Mark Twain Lake are Emerald Ash Borer Monitoring traps. Click here to find out more about this pest!
External Link Disclaimer -- Solely for ease of reference to related data, this site contains hyperlinks to a number of external web sites and/or information created and maintained by other public or private entities. The US Army Corps of Engineers neither controls nor guarantees the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any external sites or information, and the agency expressly reserves sole discretion to establish or remove external links from the server at any time. Further, the inclusion of links to particular external sites is not intended to reflect their importance or to endorse any views expressed, products or services offered on those sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.