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Lake Wappapello is a reservoir on the St. Francis River, formed by Wappapello Dam Created in 1938, [ 1 ] this 8,400-acre (34 km 2 ) lake is located 120 miles (190 km) south of St. Louis , Missouri .
Lake Wappapello State Park is a public recreation area consisting of 1,854 acres (750 ha) bordering Lake Wappapello in Wayne County, Missouri. The state park features two campgrounds, trails for hikers, bikers, backpackers, and equestrians, and swimming, fishing, and boating on the lake.
It passes through Lake Wappapello, which is formed by a dam constructed in 1941. Below the dam the river meanders through cane forests and willow wetlands or forested swamp, transitioning from a clear stream into a slow and silt-laden muddy river as it enters the flat lands of the Mississippi embayment.
Wappapello is an unincorporated community in southeastern Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately thirteen miles northeast of Poplar Bluff , next to Lake Wappapello . Wappapello was laid out in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point. [ 3 ]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Missouri.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is a 21,676-acre (87.7-km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northwestern Stoddard and southeastern Wayne counties in Missouri.Its southwesternmost portion lies on the shores of Lake Wappapello.
Otter Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of St. Francis River within Lake Wappapello.. The stream headwaters arise at and the confluence with the St. Francis is at at an elevation of 358 feet
Chaonia is an extinct town in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The site was on the bank of the St. Francis River and is now within Lake Wappapello.The Chaonia Landing recreation area at the end of Missouri Route W is about one-half mile south of the original location.