 Lake Size: 55,000 Acres
Shoreline Length (Miles): 1,150 Miles
Deepest Depth: 130 ft
Latitude: 38.2000
Longitude: -92.6333
Lake Level Above Sea Level: 660 ft
Counties: Camden County
Cities: Lake Ozark Area
Information: The Lake of the Ozarks, once the largest man-made lake in the world, was created in 1931 with the completion of Bagnell Dam and the Great Osage River Project, the brainchild of the Union Electric Company. Just four months after dam construction began in 1929, the stock market crashed, bringing with it the Great Depression. While the rest of the country faced economic ruin, work on Bagnell Dam provided welcome employment to 4,600 workers at any one time and a total of 20,500 over the two-year construction period. As a result, Central Missouri experienced a time of growth and expansion while other areas endured the hardships of the Depression.
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