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Missouri lakes and reservoirs

Sever (Henry) Lake Fishing

A 116-acre Missouri lake in Knox County.

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Knox County

The facts on Sever (Henry) Lake

MDC maps Sever (Henry) Lake at 116 acres of open water in Knox County. From the water, Newark sits about 1 mile away. The water sits inside the MDC Northeast Region. Access comes through Henry Sever Lake Conservation Area.

Trailers go in at 1 mapped ramp. Walk-on fishing comes from 5 docks and jetties.

116acres

1mapped ramps

5docks and jetties

1counties

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 Sever (Henry) Lake MDC area page

Access

Where to get on Sever (Henry) Lake

Henry Sever Lake Conservation Areaboat ramp, parking, privy nearby; Missouri Department of Conservation

Walk-out docks on Sever (Henry) Lake

Henry Sever Lake Conservation Areafishing dock, accessible
Henry Sever Lake Conservation Areafishing dock
Henry Sever Lake Conservation Areafishing jetty
Henry Sever Lake Conservation Areafishing jetty
Henry Sever Lake Conservation Areafishing jetty

More MDC ramps around Sever (Henry) Lake

LaBelle Lake Conservation AreaLaBelle Lake, 7 miles northeast

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

Limits

What a Missouri angler may keep at Sever (Henry) Lake

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

These statewide rows hold at Sever (Henry) Lake unless a special regulation below changes them.

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.

Missouri permits and limits

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Compare

Sever (Henry) Lake and the closest MDC lakes

Hunnewell Lake leads this group on size with 236 acres.

Lake	Distance	Acres	Ramps	Attractors	Species named
Sever (Henry) Lake		116	1	0	0
LaBelle Lake	7 miles northeast	100	1	10	0
Deer Ridge Lake	14 miles northeast	41	1	10	0
Hunnewell Lake	22 miles south	236	0	44	6
Ewing (Ella) Lake	23 miles north	12	1	0	0
La Plata City Lake	24 miles west	84	1	7	0

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

Nearby

Shops, towns and water around Sever (Henry) Lake

Neighbouring MDC impoundments to Sever (Henry) Lake

LaBelle Lake7 miles northeast
Deer Ridge Lake14 miles northeast
Hunnewell Lake22 miles south
Ewing (Ella) Lake23 miles north
La Plata City Lake24 miles west

Towns with a bed near Sever (Henry) Lake

Edina15 miles
Shelbina22 miles
Canton25 miles

County-by-county pages for Sever (Henry) Lake

Knox Countyseat: Edina

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Fish photos

Fish pictures to know before Sever (Henry) Lake

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

Goggle-eye, Missouri — Goggle-eye
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Paddlefish, Missouri — Paddlefish
Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain

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

Answers

Sever (Henry) Lake: questions Show-Me anglers bring up

Which Missouri county is Sever (Henry) Lake in?

Look in Knox County, the MDC Northeast Region, about 1 mile from Newark.

What does MDC list as the size of Sever (Henry) Lake?

Roughly 116 acres on the MDC outline.

Can I trailer a boat into Sever (Henry) Lake?

MDC and the Corps map 1 mapped ramp; Henry Sever Lake Conservation Area is one.

Does Sever (Henry) Lake have bass and crappie?

MDC names no fish for it here.

Which 2026 Missouri rules apply on Sever (Henry) Lake?

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

What does a fishing permit cost for Sever (Henry) 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 motors are allowed on Sever (Henry) Lake?

Nothing on motors is published here; read the ramp signs.

Which shop on our Missouri list is nearest Sever (Henry) Lake?

Nothing on our list sits within 25 miles.

Hitch the bass boat and head for Sever (Henry) Lake

Read the limits above, then pick the ramp nearest your target.

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