8th Congressional District - Missouri - On Thursday, June 5th, 2014, Congressman Jason Smith will be touring Wappapello Lake with Colonel Hall from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Colonel Hall will also be providing the Congressman with a briefing.
 
Wappapello Lake, MO is a 45,000-acre project nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains on the St. Francis River in Southeast Missouri. Completed in 1941, Wappapello Lake annually provides an estimated $3.9 million in flood protection to agricultural lands and developed areas along the St. Francis River. Wappapello Lake averages nearly 2.5 million visitors per year.
 
WHO: Congressman Jason Smith
WHAT: Tour of the Lake and Briefing with USACE
WHERE: Bill Emerson Visitor's Center,
                    10276 Highway T, Wappapello
WHEN: Thursday, June 5th, 2014 beginning at 9:00