What is Powersite Dam?
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} [[File:UserKTrimble-Powersite Dam 2008.jpg|thumb|337x337px]] '''Powersite Dam''' is a [[hydroelectric dam]] that went into service in 1913 in [[Forsyth, Missouri]]. It is found along the [[White River (Arkansas)|White River]], and the [[reservoir]] it forms is [[Lake Taneycomo]]. It is the first [[hydroelectric]] [[dam]] built in [[Missouri]]. It was designed in 1911 by Nils F. Ambursen. Powersite was the largest concrete buttress dam of its kind. The dam is still privately owned by the [[Empire District Electric Company]].<ref>Kathleen Van Buskirk, 'Powersite Dam', ''White River Valley Historical Quarterly'', Volume 8, Number 8 (Summer 1984)</ref> In July 2015 the dam was damaged due to heavy flooding.<ref name=HTDN>{{cite web |url=http://www.hometowndailynews.com/2015/07/16/powersite-dam-damaged-lake-taneycomo-lowers-water-levels/ |title=Powersite Dam Damaged, Lake Taneycomo Lowers Water Levels |author= |date=July 16, 2015 |website= |publisher=HomeTownDailyNews.com |accessdate=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811012120/http://www.hometowndailynews.com/2015/07/16/powersite-dam-damaged-lake-taneycomo-lowers-water-levels/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The water levels in Lake Taneycomo had to be lowered to allow for inspection and repairs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ky3.com/news/local/empire-bringing-levels-down-to-examine-damage-at-taneycomo-dam/21048998_34202192 |title=Empire bringing levels down to examine damage at Taneycomo Dam |author= |date=July 16, 201 |website= |publisher=Schurz Communications Inc. |accessdate=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804223313/http://www.ky3.com/news/local/empire-bringing-levels-down-to-examine-damage-at-taneycomo-dam/21048998_34202192 |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Hydropower]] [[Category:Dams in the United States]] [[Category:1913 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Ozarks]] [[