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The actual lake of Big Lake was originally part of the Missouri River.The lake was formed when the river changed course, leaving the lake behind. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.61 square miles (6.76 km 2), of which 1.64 square miles (4.25 km 2) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.51 km 2) is water.
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Big Lake (the curved area in the upper left) on June 15, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River floods with the Missouri River in the foreground. Big Lake is a 646-acre (2.6 km 2) oxbow lake in Holt County, Missouri near Big Lake, Missouri, USA. It is believed to have been formed from the Missouri River some time before the Lewis and Clark ...
Big Lake State Park is a public recreation area located in northwest Missouri, United States. The 407-acre (165 ha) state park was established in 1932 at the northern end of the state's largest oxbow lake, Big Lake. Park activities include boating, camping, picnicking, fishing, and swimming. [4]
In the Great Flood of 1993 flooding caused Interstate 29 to be closed near the mouth. In the 2011 Missouri River floods, the Tarkio River and its other namesakes overwashed an area from Fortescue to the Missouri River totally obliterating Big Lake. On July 7, 2011 the river rose 8 feet (2.4 m) in six hours in one burst at Fairfax.
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Big Lake in Oakland County, Michigan; Big Lake in Osceola County, Michigan; Big Lake (Grant County, Minnesota) Big Lake (Minnesota-Wisconsin), part of "Pool 4", above Lock and Dam No. 4 on the Mississippi River; Big Lake (Missouri) Big Lake (Montana) Big Lake in Chouteau County, Montana; Big Lake in Missoula County, Montana