WorksheetsAMI - Day 4 - Missouri - Lake of the Ozarks
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 18mins
_____ was completed in 1931, which officially filled and formed the Lake of the Ozarks.
Bagnell Dam
Osage Dam
Lake Dam
Ozark Dam
From end to end, the Lake of the Ozarks spans 92 miles. However, there are more than 1,150 miles of shoreline along the Lake of the Ozarks, which is longer than the coast of California.
True
False
The original purpose of Bagnell Dam was to supply electricity to...
St. Louis.
Kansas City.
The entire State of Missouri.
Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa.
When it was first built in 1931, the Lake of the Ozarks was...
the largest man-made lake in the world.
the first man-made lake in the world.
the highest man-made lake in the world.
the deepest man-made lake in the world.
The word "Ozarks" is a toponym believed to be derived as an English-language adaptation of the French abbreviation aux Arcs – short for aux Arkansas, meaning “of/at Arkansas”.
true
false
Bagnell Dam was built in 1929-1931, during the Great Depression, providing thousands of jobs to workers in the region.
true
false
_____ was the only complete town to be covered by water when the Osage River was dammed in the 1920s.
Old Linn Creek
Osage City
Versailles
Ivy Bend
Before the name was officially decided, Lake of the Ozarks was also known as... (Choose all that apply.)
Osage Reservoir
Lake Osage
Benton Lake
McClurg Lake
Jefferson Lake
To house the thousands of construction workers needed for the project, these types of dwellings were built at the foot of the dam.
Tent cities
Barracks
Dormitories
Hotels
In 1904, Robert McClure Snyder purchased a lake and spring in Camden County and immediately began constructing roads and making extensive improvements. Eventually, a huge mansion, also known in the area as a castle, was built on a high bluff, overlooking the surrounding valley. Today we know this as...
Ha Ha Tonka
Osage Castle
Snyder Castle
Castle on the Bluff
The name Ha Ha Tonka means...
laughing waters.
large lake.
eagle's nest.
cold water.
Before Lake of the Ozarks was filled, Ha Ha Tonka Lake covered ___ acres, and then fed into the Niangua River.
70
700
10
100
