Lake of the Ozarks / Osage Region
Lost Valley Fish Hatchery is a public MDC landmark near Warsaw
Lost Valley Fish Hatchery gives Benton County an MDC fish-production and public-land site just east of the Truman Dam exit at Warsaw.
East of Warsaw, near Highway 65 and the Truman Dam exit, Lost Valley Fish Hatchery gives Benton County a public outdoor anchor that is not just another boat ramp.
Glades, prairie, and wooded ground sit around 77 production ponds where warm and cool water fish are reared. The water next to the hatchery also ties into Lake of the Ozarks fishing rules, so this is a place where conservation land and lake rules meet.
For a visitor, Lost Valley is a good reminder that Benton County lake country is not only private coves, docks, and resort land. For a resident, it adds a state-managed fish-production job to the county’s public-resource identity. MDC keeps the hours, maps, fishing limits, and area rules for the hatchery in one place.
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