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Missouri lakes and reservoirs

Fox Valley Lake Fishing

A 105-acre Missouri lake in Clark County.

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Clark County

What the MDC outline says about Fox Valley Lake

Conservation department GIS puts 105 acres of water inside the Fox Valley Lake outline in Clark County. Groceries and fuel are nearest in Medill, roughly 5 miles away. It falls under the MDC Northeast Region. It lies on Fox Valley Lake Conservation Area.

The ramp layers show 1 mapped ramp. MDC adds 1 dock or jetty for shore fishing. MDC crews have placed 15 fish attractor points in it.

105acres

1mapped ramps

15attractor points

1docks and jetties

MDC Managed Public Waterbody outlines (GIS acres, region, managing area) on gisblue.mdc.mo.gov, Census 2023 places, retrieved October 27, 2026. MDC office phone: 660-785-2420.

Directions to Fox Valley Lake MDC area page

Cover

Attractor sites across Fox Valley Lake

Fox Valley Lake holds 15 attractor points on the MDC map, placed in 2008.

Material	Points	Years placed
Hardwood	15	2008

MDC Fishing Interactive Map, fish attractors layer (material and year placed as mapped), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Access

Launch points MDC maps around Fox Valley Lake

Fox Valley Lake Conservation Areaboat ramp, parking, privy nearby; Missouri Department of Conservation

Bank fishing structures on Fox Valley Lake

Fox Valley Lake Conservation Areafishing dock, accessible

Other ramps close to Fox Valley Lake

Fort Pike Accessboat ramp, parking, 11 miles east

MDC boat ramp/access, dock and jetty layers; USACE Little Rock District ramps and USACE recreation areas; retrieved October 27, 2026.

Limits

Keeping fish from Fox Valley Lake legally

Species	Daily limit and length	Season
Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky)	6 a day	All year
Channel catfish	10 a day	All year
Blue catfish	5 a day	All year
Flathead catfish	5 a day	All year
Crappie (black and white)	30 a day	All year
Goggle-eye (Ozark, rock, and shadow bass) and warmouth	15 a day; 7" minimum	All year
Muskellunge	1 (daily limit is 1 muskellunge or 1 northern pike); 36" minimum	All year
Northern pike	1 (daily limit is 1 muskellunge or 1 northern pike)	All year
Paddlefish (spoonbill)	2 a day; 32" minimum (eye to fork of tail)	March 15–April 30
Pickerel (chain and grass)	6 a day	All year
Shovelnose sturgeon	10 a day; 30" maximum (snout to fork of tail)	All year
Trout (rainbow and brown)	4 a day; Rainbow: none; Brown: 15" minimum in streams	All year
Walleye and sauger	4 a day; 15" minimum	All year
White, yellow, and striped bass and their hybrids	15 a day; No more than 4 longer than 18"	All year

For Fox Valley Lake, read the statewide limits first, then any water-specific rule.

Limits and seasons as printed in A Summary of Missouri Fishing Regulations 2026 (MDC, effective March 1, 2026), page 20 (booklet PDF); retrieved October 27, 2026.

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Compare

Neighbour lakes measured against Fox Valley Lake

Among the five closest Missouri lakes with pages, Lake Showme has the most water at 253 acres.

Lake	Distance	Acres	Ramps	Attractors	Species named
Fox Valley Lake		105	1	15	0
Ewing (Ella) Lake	17 miles southwest	12	1	0	0
Deer Ridge Lake	22 miles south	41	1	10	0
Lake Showme	24 miles west	253	3	0	5
LaBelle Lake	29 miles south	100	1	10	0
Sever (Henry) Lake	35 miles south	116	1	0	0

MDC waterbody outlines, ramp and attractor layers, 2026 prospects; retrieved October 27, 2026.

Nearby

Missouri places a short haul from Fox Valley Lake

Missouri lakes not far from Fox Valley Lake

Ewing (Ella) Lake17 miles southwest
Deer Ridge Lake22 miles south
Lake Showme24 miles west
LaBelle Lake29 miles south
Sever (Henry) Lake35 miles south

Missouri towns to stay in near Fox Valley Lake

Kahoka6 miles
Memphis21 miles
Canton29 miles

Missouri county guides that cover Fox Valley Lake

Clark Countyseat: Kahoka

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Fish photos

Photo guide to fish at Fox Valley Lake

White Crappie, Missouri — White Crappie
Photo: Dominic, CC BY 4.0

Goggle-eye, Missouri — Goggle-eye
Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, CC BY 2.0

Paddlefish, Missouri — Paddlefish
Photo: USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation, Public domain

Shovelnose Sturgeon, Missouri — Shovelnose Sturgeon
Photo: MONGO, CC BY-SA 3.0

Answers

Fox Valley Lake questions, with short answers

What Missouri town is closest to Fox Valley Lake?

MDC maps it in Clark County, the MDC Northeast Region, about 5 miles from Medill.

Is Fox Valley Lake a large lake for Missouri?

105 acres by MDC GIS.

How many MDC or Corps ramps serve Fox Valley Lake?

1 mapped ramp on file, Fox Valley Lake Conservation Area among them.

Which species live in Fox Valley Lake?

Its fish are not listed.

How many black bass may a Missouri angler keep at Fox Valley Lake?

Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky): 6 a day; All year.

What permit does a visitor buy for Fox Valley Lake?

Missouri anglers 16 through 64 carry a fishing permit: $14 a year for residents, $57 for nonresidents, or $9 for a daily permit.

What boating rules apply at Fox Valley Lake?

The MDC data here prints no motor rule; check signs at the ramp.

Where do Fox Valley Lake anglers buy supplies?

Our Missouri shop list has nothing inside 25 miles.

How many attractors are in Fox Valley Lake?

Yes, 15 mapped attractor points, shown in the cover section.

Plan a day on Fox Valley Lake

Fees, seasons and special rules are on the permit page.

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