Bean Lake (Missouri)

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Bean Lake
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Bean Lake
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Bean Lake
Location Marshall Township, Platte County, Missouri
Coordinates 39°29′07″N95°01′00″W / 39.4853256°N 95.01667°W / 39.4853256; -95.01667
Type Lake
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation774 ft (236 m)

Bean Lake is an oxbow lake in northwestern Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The lake is intermittently full, depending on precipitation.

History

Bean Lake is named for Benjamin Bean, a pioneer citizen. [2] The lake was formed some time before the 1850s due to a shift in the Missouri River. [3] It was previously known as Short Creek Lake due to its tributary, Short Creek, [4] though the lake was renamed to Bean Lake in the 1870s. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bean Lake (Missouri)
  2. ↑ "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Little Bean Marsh". Platte County Parks & Recreation. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Hutawa, Edward. "Map of that part of the State of Missouri which lies on the left bank of the Missouri river and West of the former boundary of the State, called Platte Country, 1842". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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