Mozingo Lake
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Mozingo Lake is a 1006 acres (4 km²) reservoir
in Nodaway County, Missouri
on the Mozingo Creek branch of the One Hundred and Two River
.
The reservoir is owned by the city of Maryville, Missouri
and is the city's water source and operates as a 3,000 acre (12 km²) park (including the Mozingo Lake Golf Course
) with 26 miles (42 km) of shoreline.
The reservoir was completed in 1994. Water overflowed its dam in the Great Flood of 1993
.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
in Nodaway County, Missouri
Nodaway County, Missouri
Nodaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1845 and named for the Nodaway River.As of 2010, the population was 23,370...
on the Mozingo Creek branch of the One Hundred and Two River
One Hundred and Two River
The One Hundred and Two River is a tributary of the Platte River of Missouri that is approximately long, in northwestern Missouri in the United States, with its source tributaries rising in southwestern Iowa....
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The reservoir is owned by the city of Maryville, Missouri
Maryville, Missouri
Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries...
and is the city's water source and operates as a 3,000 acre (12 km²) park (including the Mozingo Lake Golf Course
Mozingo Lake Golf Course
The Mozingo Lake Golf Course is a 7,137 yard long, 18-hole municipal golf course on the banks of Mozingo Lake in Nodaway County, Missouri.The course was designed by Donald Sechrest and opened in 1995. It is a par 72 course and has a rating of 73.5 and a slope rating of 134 on Rye crass. It is...
) with 26 miles (42 km) of shoreline.
The reservoir was completed in 1994. Water overflowed its dam in the Great Flood of 1993
Great Flood of 1993
The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 occurred in the American Midwest, along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries, from April to October 1993. The flood was among the most costly and devastating to ever occur in the United States, with $15 billion in damages...
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