Table 3. Mileage of third order and larger streams, including inundated sections within the Niangua Watershed.
Stream Order Number of Streams Total Length (mi.) Inundated Length1 (LOZ)(mi.) Inundated Length2 (Lake Niangua) (mi.)
3 80 189.4 1.1
4 23 104.3 0.8
5 4 110.7 10.1
6 1 54.4 19.8 2.3

1Total length inundated by Lake of the Ozarks (impounded in 1931).

2Total length inundated by Lake Niangua (impounded in 1929).

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