Ozark National Scenic Riverways
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The Ozark National Scenic Riverways is a national park in The Ozarks area of south central Missouri and in the United States.
The park was created by an Act of Congress in 1964 to protect the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers. Today the park is used for many forms of recreation and is home to a plethora of animal and plant species.
The Current River is heralded as the nation's best floating stream due to the contributions of some of the nation's largest springs. The headwaters of the Current River begin at the confluence of Pigeon Creek and ((Montauk Springs)) (located within Montauk State Park near Salem, Missouri). Other notable springs along its course include ((Welch Spring)), ((Cave Spring)), Pulltite Spring, Round Spring, Fire Hydrant Spring, Ebb and Flow Spring, Blue Spring, Big Spring, and Gravel Spring.
Communities surrounding the ((Ozark National Scenic Riverways)) include Eminence, Licking, Salem, Van Buren, Ellington, Bunker, and Mountain View, ((Missouri)).
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Created in 1964, not 1934
