Powersite Dam
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Powersite Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Forsyth, Missouri that went into service in 1913. It is along the White River, and its reservoir is Lake Taneycomo. It was the first hydroelectric dam built in Missouri. Designed in 1911 by Nils F. Ambursen as the largest concrete buttress dam of its kind, the dam is still privately owned by the Empire District Electric Company.
Originally constructed to provide 4 megawatts at 25-hertz, it has since been upgraded to provide 16 megawatts of power at 60-hertz.[1] Sixty hertz is now the standard frequency of electric power in North America, though the old 25-hertz power distribution was more efficient, having less loss[citation needed].
References
[edit]- ↑ White River Valley Historical Quarterly. "Powersite Dam". The Library dot org. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
Sources
[edit]- Van Buskirk, Kathleen, Powersite Dam Archived 2011-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, Program of June 10, 1984 Meeting, retrieved 2008-04-21
36°39′34″N 93°07′29″W / 36.6594°N 93.1247°W
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