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The Lake of the Ozarks was made by damming the Osage River creating a man made reservoir for hydroelectric power.

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Lake of the Ozarks was created by the construction of the Bagnell Dam on the Osage River in Missouri in the late 1920s. The dam was built to generate hydroelectric power and control flooding. The resulting reservoir, Lake of the Ozarks, is now a popular recreational destination.

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