Powersite dam in Forsyth MO. Built in the middle 20's, the first dam on the White River. A state of the art hydro-electric plant when it was built, it still generates power today for Empire Electric Co-op (who I pay my electric bill to). My father was a float guide on the White River in the 30's, told me stories of the floods of that time reducing Powersite Dam to just a ripple in the river. Hard to imagine.
Anywho..
From the top..
Bull Shoals lake below the dam..
And Tanycomo lake behind the dam..
Tanycomo is fed now by the power generation spill from Tablerock lake, plus the overflow from the upper spill gates in times of higher lake levels (like now). The water coming from the bottom of Tablerock (almost 300ft deep) through the generators is about 48 degrees, which has made Tanycomo the perfect Trout lake. Rainbow and Brown, some get to be huge, well over 20lbs.
When the retched tourist season slows down this fall, I'll get some pictures of Tablerock dam, and some of the (slightly scary when you think about it) artesian gushers that spout out of the ground all around the ends of the dam.
Well, thats what I did today, rode the bike, slid some twisties, and took some pictures. Pretty good time.
hope you all enjoy them.
Tom
