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1983 Map of Lake Of The Ozarks

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Lake Of The Ozarks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Lake of the Ozarks dominates this central Missouri landscape, its complex shoreline defined by the Gravois Arm, Niangua Arm, and Grand Glaize Arm. The map reveals a region where water and rail networks converge, particularly around the St Louis Southwestern railroad line. Settlement patterns follow the winding course of the Osage River, with the historic seat at Tuscumbia and smaller communities like Bagnell and Eldon serving as local hubs.

Extensive conservation lands, including Lake of the Ozarks State Park and the Saline Valley State Wildlife Area, preserve the timbered breaks and ridges such as Thompson Ridge. Evidence of local mineral extraction appears in the form of the Stover Mine and Wolf Den Mine, while several regional airfields like Lee C Fine Mem Airport highlight the area's development into a major recreation and transport corridor by the early 1980s.