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Lewis and Clark State Park is a public recreation area occupying 189 acres (76 ha) on the south shore of 365-acre (148 ha) Lewis and Clark Lake (a.k.a. Sugar Lake) in Buchanan County, Missouri. The state park features camping, picnicking, and fishing.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition began at the confluence in 1804, and the explorers returned there at the end of their journey. [4] Following the purchase of the site through the aid of a grant from the Danforth Foundation, the Western Rivers Conservancy conveyed the land to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District in 2001. [6]
The creek is popular for camping, canoeing, kayaking, and rafting. It is surrounded by limestone bluffs and stands of native pine, oak, and hickory trees; and at normal water levels it has no sections of difficulty greater than grades I and II. [2] The St. Louis Riverfront Times cited the creek as the "Best River for Float Trips" in 2011. [6]
The Center's recirculating river is filled with 12 million gallons of water, which is cleaned every 24 hours by a filtration and ultraviolet system. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] The whitewater portion of the river has a total of 3,750 feet (1,140 m) of channel divided between two channels: the Olympic-standard slalom competition channel and the longer ...
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The One Hundred and Two River is a tributary of the Platte River of Missouri [1] in northwestern Missouri in the United States. It flows from source tributaries in southwestern Iowa about 80 miles (130 km) to the Platte. [2] Via the Platte, it is part of the watershed of the Missouri River. Much of the river's course has been straightened and ...
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Roaring River State Park is a public recreation area covering of 4,294 acres (1,738 ha) eight miles (13 km) south of Cassville in Barry County, Missouri. The state park offers trout fishing on the Roaring River , hiking on seven different trails, and the seasonally open Ozark Chinquapin Nature Center.