great depression: Birth of Lake of the Hard Working Lake of the Ozarks - 03/09/10 02:15 AM
When you visit the Lake of the Ozarks, did you know that you are not only visiting a beautiful recreational facility, but also a hard working body of water?  The lake, actually a reservoir created when the Great Osage River was dammed, supplies cheap power throughout the state of Missouri.
In 1929, the Union Electric Company employed 20,000 workers over a two year period to build a dam on the Great Osage River for the purpose of generating electricity.   The backing up of the Osage River created a massive lake.  With 57,000 acres of water, Lake of the Ozarks is the … (2 comments)

 
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