Osage State Fishing Lake
General data
- Name: Osage State Fishing Lake
- Water system: Missouri River
- Water type: River
- Progression: 110-Mile Creek -> Pomona Lake -> Mile Creek (Marais des Cygnes River tributary) -> Marais des Cygnes River -> Osage River -> Missouri River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Osage State Fishing Lake is a lake located in northern Osage County, Kansas. It is a mile east of U.S. Route 75. Scranton, Kansas, is to the lake's northwest and Overbrook, Kansas, is to the northeast. Osage Lake is a freshwater man-made lake, constructed in 1955. It has a surface area of 57 ha. The parkland in which the lake is contained has 148 ha of land, mostly tall grass prairie with numerous wooded areas. The lake is owned by the State of Kansas. Fishing, boating, hiking and camping are permitted at the lake. Swimming is not allowed. A variety of fish have been stocked in the lake. Fishing for channel catfish is rated as excellent and fishing for largemouth bass and bluegill are rated as good.