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The Modern Missouri, 200 Years after Lewis & Clark

The Gavin's Point dam, built by the Army Corps of Engineers, forms Lewis and Clark Lake. (photo by Greg Allen, NPR)
The Gavin's Point dam, built by the Army Corps of Engineers, forms Lewis and Clark Lake. (photo by Greg Allen, NPR)

By Greg Allen, NPR

Kansas City, MO – Two hundred years after Lewis and Clark made their trek up the Missouri, the river has gone from a raging giant to a harnessed conduit.

It's so docile some environmentalists want it restored to a more natural condition.

NPR's Greg Allen prepared this report for All Things Considered. To hear the report, click here.

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