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The Lake of the Ozarks is a large reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri.

Extents of three smaller tributaries to the Osage, the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek, and Gravois Creek, are included in the impoundment.

The lake has a surface area of, of shoreline, and the main channel of the Osage Arm stretches from end to end.

The total drainage area is over.

The lake's serpentine shape has earned it the nickname "The Magic Dragon", which has in turn inspired the names of local institutions such as The Magic Dragon Street Meet.

Jefferson City is the capital of the State of Missouri and the fifteenth most populous city in the state.

It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Jefferson City is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.

Jefferson City currently holds the title of America's "Most Beautiful Small Town", given by Rand McNally.

Mid-Missouri is a loosely-defined region comprising the central area of the U.S. state of Missouri.

The region's largest city is Columbia (population 100,000+).

The Missouri state capital, Jefferson City, and the University of Missouri are also located here.

The region also includes portions of the Lake of the Ozarks, the Ozark Mountains, and the Missouri Rhineland.

Mid-Missouri is centered on two contiguous metropolitan areas: the Columbia Metropolitan Area and the Jefferson City Metropolitan Area, which together have a population of over 300,000.

Fulton is a city in, and the county seat of, Callaway County, Missouri, United States.

It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The population was 12,790 in the 2010 census.

The city is home to two universities, Westminster College and William Woods University, the Missouri School for the Deaf, the Fulton State Hospital, and Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center (state prison).

Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Boone County.

Founded in 1818, it is home to the University of Missouri and is the principal city of the Columbia Metropolitan Area.

It is Missouri's fourth most-populous city, with an estimated population of 119,108 in 2015.

As a midwestern college town, the city has a reputation for progressive politics, public art, and powerful journalism.

The tripartite establishment of Stephens College (1833), the University of Missouri (1839), and Columbia College (1851) has ever since made the city a center of education, culture, and athletic competition; these three schools surround the city's central business district to the east, south, and north.

At the center of Downtown is 8th Street, also known as the Avenue of the Columns, which connects Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall to the Boone County Courthouse and the City Hall.

Originally an agricultural town, the cultivation of the mind is Columbia's chief economic concern today.

Never a major center of manufacturing, the city also depends on healthcare, insurance, and technology businesses.

Several companies, such as Shelter Insurance, Carfax, and Slackers CDs and Games, were founded in the city.