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Mark Twain Lake is a reservoir located in Ralls and Monroe Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was created by the Clarence Cannon Dam (formerly called Joanna Dam) impounding the Salt River and is located about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hannibal. The lake was named for Missouri author Mark Twain and part of the area around it is Mark ...
The road crosses a part of Mark Twain Lake before leaving the state park and reaching an intersection with the eastern terminus of Route U. Route 107 continues northwest and crosses another portion of Mark Twain Lake prior to curving north again and passing through more woodland. The road heads to the northwest and runs through a mix of farm ...
Printable version; In other projects ... It is a tributary to the Salt River within Mark Twain Lake. [2] [3] The origin of the name Indian Creek is unclear. The creek ...
Since Clarence Cannon Dam construction was completed in 1983, the first 15 miles of the Salt River after the confluence of the North, Middle, and South Fork have been contained in Mark Twain Lake. Below the dam, the river winds generally east for 63 miles through a rural valley surrounded by low bluffs.
The stream flows generally north passing under Missouri Route K and Missouri Route 19 and on to enter the waters of Mark Twain Lake south of the Ray Behrens Recreation Area. Prior to the impounding of the lake Dry Fork entered Lick Creek at 39°30′07″N 91°38′55″W / 39.50194°N 91.64861°W / 39.50194; -91.
Mark Twain State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 2,788 acres (1,128 ha) on Mark Twain Lake in Monroe County, Missouri. The state park offers water recreation, hiking trails, and campgrounds. [4] It is adjacent to the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site.
Center is located on Missouri Route 19 approximately six miles east of the Clarence Cannon Dam on the Salt River and Mark Twain Lake. New London lies approximately eight miles to the northeast. [ 7 ] The stream, Jug Run , flows past just south of the city.
The Irish Wilderness is a 16,227-acre (66 km 2) wilderness area in the U.S. State of Missouri.The U.S. Congress designated it a wilderness in 1984. The Irish Wilderness is located within the Eleven Point Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Alton, Missouri.