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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.
Prior to the construction of the Bagnell Dam, the main method of crossing the river was the Bagnell Ferry, which began operation in 1882, speared by Samuel Umpsted as the contractor. Several ferry accidents, including sinking, resulted in the deaths of several customers. The ferry declined in operation towards 1940, years after the dam had ...
The reservoir is impounded at its northeastern end by Bagnell Dam, and the Osage River is both its primary inflow and outflow. [19] Long and winding in shape, the lake consists of the main, 93-mile-long (150 km) Osage River channel and several arms, each fed by a different tributary.
Your guide to where the fish are at Lake of the Ozarks.
Name State River Reservoir Height Storage capacity Capacity ()ft m acre.ft km 3; Bagnell Dam: MO: Osage: Lake of the Ozarks: 148 45 1,927,000 2.377 215: Boysen Dam
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).
Bagnell Dam Access: This area offers access to the Osage River just below Bagnell Dam which impounds the Lake of the Ozarks. There is a two-lane boat ramp and a picnic area. Popular bank fishing area. 10 acres 4.0 ha: Miller
Unless heavy rain falls in these river basins at approximately the same time as the surge of water from up north arrives, the level of water rise in the middle Mississippi should be less extreme ...