General Information
Lake of the Ozarks is a reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Parts of three smaller tributaries to the Osage are included in the impoundment: the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek, and Gravois Creek. The lake has 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline.
The Lake of the Ozarks is located within the Ozark Mountains with Bagnell Dam lying at an elevation of 659 feet (201 m). It lies in central Missouri on the Salem Plateau of the Ozarks.
Numerous settlements are located near or on the Lake of the Ozarks. The largest city is Osage Beach which sits where the lake's southeastern arm joins the main channel. The second largest is the city of Camdenton, located a few miles east of the southwestern arm. Lake Ozark lies immediately north of Osage Beach and just south of Bagnell Dam.
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