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A 1945 aerial view of Lake of the Ozarks. A hydroelectric power plant on the Osage River was first pursued by Kansas City developer Ralph Street in 1912. He put together the initial funding and began building roads, railroads, and infrastructure necessary to begin construction of a dam, with a plan to impound a much smaller lake.
The resulting reservoir, the Lake of the Ozarks, has a surface area of 55,000 acres (22,000 ha), over 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline, and stretches 94 miles (151 km) from end to end. At the time of construction, it was the largest man-made lake in United States and one of the largest in the world.
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The Osage is formed in southwestern Missouri, approximately 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Nevada on the Bates-Vernon County line, by the confluence of the Marais des Cygnes and Little Osage Rivers; the Marais des Cygnes is sometimes counted as part of the river, placing its headwaters in eastern Kansas and bringing its total length to over 500 miles (800 km).
While Lake of the Ozarks has long been a favorite Midwestern getaway, its main attraction has always been the 55,000-acre lake. Locals are hoping to build more entertainment options off the water.
The Lake of the Ozarks is often listed as one of the most dangerous lakes in the country for boating and drowning accidents. U.S. Coast Guard statistics recorded 61 boating accidents on the lake ...
Lake of the Ozarks (13 P) T. Tributaries of the Current River (Ozarks) (10 P) W. White River (Arkansas–Missouri) (2 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of ...
Local officials at the Lake of the Ozarks have signed off on plans for a $350 million family entertainment development. But owners of a beloved timeshare resort worry “they are going to push us ...