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- The Scars of Project 459: The Environmental Story of the Lake of the Ozarks
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- 2014
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
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The Scars of Project 459 tells the environmental story of the Lake of the Ozarks, built by the Union Electric Company in 1931. At 55,000 acres, the lake was the biggest manmade lake in the United States at the time of its completion, and it remains the biggest in the Midwest, with 1,100 miles of shoreline in four different Missouri counties. Though created to generate hydroelectric power, not for development, the "Magic Dragon," as it is popularly known because of its serpentine shape, has become a major recreational area. Located in some of the most spectacular Ozark scenery, the giant lake today attracts three million visitors annually and has more than 70,000 homes along its shoreline. Traci Angel shows how the popularity of the Lake of the Ozarks has resulted in major present-day problems, including poor water quality, loss of habitat, and increasing concerns about aging waste-management systems for the homes surrounding the lake. Many in the area, especially business owners whose incomes depend on tourism, resist acknowledging these problems. The Scars of Project 459 aims to make public the challenges facing this important resource and ensure that its future is not to be loved to death.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 1. Nature's Attraction
- pp. 3-8
- 2. History of the Lake
- pp. 9-20
- 3. Sounding the Alarm
- pp. 21-36
- 4. Those Who Built on Ameren’s Land
- pp. 37-42
- 6. The Land and Geological Factors
- pp. 57-64
- 7. Loving to Death
- pp. 65-68
- 8. Documented Pollution Past
- pp. 69-82
- 9. Modern Effort for Water Quality
- pp. 83-96
- 11. Lake Water Quality Gets Political
- pp. 105-116
- 12. Other Regional Watershed Groups
- pp. 117-122
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610755412
Related ISBN(s)
9781557286567
MARC Record
OCLC
880878502
Pages
163
Launched on MUSE
2014-06-11
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014