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The river is named for the Osage Nation, [3] the historic indigenous people who dominated this region at the time when the first European settlers arrived. The river presented significant navigation difficulties for early settlers because of its fluctuating water levels, as well as the presence of shallow pools and sand bars caused by its tight ...
Via the Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The name Marais des Cygnes means "Marsh of the Swans" in French (presumably in reference to the trumpeter swan which was historically common in the Midwest). The river is notorious for flash flooding. It is referred to in the song "The River" by Chely Wright.
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.
Cadet Creek is a stream in northwestern Osage County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Osage River . The stream headwaters arise in northwest Osage County at 38°32′46″N 91°58′46″W / 38.54611°N 91.97944°W / 38.54611; -91.97944 and an elevation of about 690 ft (210
Your guide to where the fish are at Lake of the Ozarks.
Bagnell Dam (informally, the Osage Dam [6]) impounds the Osage River in the U.S. state of Missouri, creating the Lake of the Ozarks. The dam is located in the city of Lakeside in Miller County , near the Camden-Miller County line.
The Little Osage River is an 88-mile-long (142 km) [3] tributary of the Osage River in eastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The name was derived from the Osage Nation, whose traditional territory encompassed this area. [4]
Construction was completed in 1979. The Kaysinger name refers to the bluff immediately north next to where the dam was eventually constructed. The bluff or cliff, a popular landmark even before the dam, overlooked the confluence of the South Grand River, Tebo Creek and the Osage River. The visitor center now sits on the bluff.