Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“Bagnell Dam impounds the Osage River in the U.S. state of Missouri, creating the Lake of the Ozarks. The dam is located in the city of Lakeside in Miller County, near the Camden-Miller County line.”
Wikipedia article Bagnell Dam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Miller County · listed in 2008 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Bagnell Dam and Osage Power Plant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 742 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178303-06633-08252018-1545 |
| 24 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178207-01509-08242018-1853 |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178206-01509-08232018-2020 |
| 5 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178204-01509-07252018-0930 |
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178066-01509-07202018-2030 |
| 19 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179021-01509-07192019-1606 |
| 13 July 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179434-06633-07132019-1815 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Bagnell Dam and Osage Power Plant: 10 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Quarry Number Eighty-Two | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Osage Asphalt Mine Limestone & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ozark Sand Co. Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bear Creek Mines | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Earl Starks Land | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Kerr Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Meade Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Platter Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Seigel-Martin Tiff Bank | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Ozark, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1994 and 2010: 9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Ozark | $50,000 | Light poles and trees were blown down in Eldon. Some outbuildings and sheds were damaged. In Lake Ozark, several large trees were blown down damaging cars. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Lake Ozark | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Ozark | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Ozark | - | Tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Lake Ozark | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electrict Administration Building-Lakeside | 0.4 miles | 1998 | |
| Union Electric Administration Building-Lakeside (Boundary Increase) | 0.6 miles | 2011 | |
| Lake of the Ozarks State Park Highway 134 Historic District | 7.5 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000822 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Miller County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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