Powersite Dam

Powersite Dam at its completion circa 1913

Powersite Dam as it appears today

Powersite Dam is a hydroelectric dam that went into service in 1913 in Forsyth, Missouri.

It is found along the White River, and the reservoir it forms is Lake Taneycomo. It is 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.

Sources

• Van Buskirk, Kathleen, Powersite Dam, Program of June 10, 1984 Meeting, retrieved 2008-04-21

Coordinates: 36°39′34″N 93°07′29″W / 36.6594°N 93.1247°W / 36.6594; -93.1247