Bagnell Dam

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Bagnell Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Osage River in Missouri, best known for impounding the Lake of the Ozarks and serving as a major regional power and recreation infrastructure.

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Bagnell Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Osage Power Plant Dam
builder Union Electric Company
constructionBegan 1929
constructionCompleted 1931
country United States
gridConnection Midwestern United States power grid
hasPowerPlant Osage Power Plant
hasRecreationArea Bagnell Dam Strip commercial area
hasReservoirShorelineLength over 1,100 miles
hasStructure concrete gravity section
earth embankment sections
height approximately 148 feet
impounds Lake of the Ozarks
installedCapacity approximately 215 megawatts
length approximately 2,543 feet
locatedIn Missouri
United States
locatedInCounty Camden County, Missouri
Miller County, Missouri
locatedNear Bagnell, Missouri
Lake Ozark, Missouri
locatedOnRiver Osage River
namedAfter Bagnell, Missouri
nearbyCity Eldon, Missouri
Osage Beach, Missouri
numberOfTurbines 8
openingDate 1931
operatedBy Ameren Missouri
ownedBy Ameren Missouri
partOf Osage Project
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
regionServed Lake of the Ozarks region
linked to: Lake of the Ozarks

central Missouri
reservoir Lake of the Ozarks
riverBasin Osage River basin
linked to: Osage River
spillwayType gated spillway
status operational
usedFor boating
fishing
regional electric power supply
tourism
water sports

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Lake of the Ozarks createdBy Bagnell Dam
Osage River hasDam Bagnell Dam