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276 miles

Osage River

The Osage is the eighth-largest river in Missouri. It drains parts of east-central Kansas and central Missouri before joining the Missouri River.

N20 mi
Course of the river, simplified. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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River facts

Length276 miles
MouthMissouri River, near Bonnots Mill

The river is dammed to form Truman Reservoir and the Lake of the Ozarks, two of Missouri's largest fishing lakes.

Listed fish are the species named for the river on its Wikipedia page. Check the Missouri Department of Conservation for river-specific regulations before you fish.

Lakes and flowages on the Osage River

Lakes in our guide on or connected to this river:

Source: Osage River (Wikipedia)

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