Truman Reservoir
The Harry S. Truman Reservoir (also Truman Lake ) is located in the U.S. state of Missouri.
It is the largest artificial lake in Missouri. It is located between Clinton and Warsaw, on the Osage River and extends south to Osceola. The shut-off is in Benton County, but the reservoir extends into parts of the circles Henry, St. Clair, and Hickory. The dam consists of a 294 m long concrete wall and a 1525 m long earth dam. The spillway is 58 m long and has four sections.
History
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built and operates the dam. Its main purpose is flood control. Other purposes are power generation, recreation, and the animal and plant world.
Originally called the project Kaysinger Bluff Dam and Reservoir, as the construction was approved in 1954, and he began in August 1964. Was renamed in 1970 by the Congress of the United States Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, in honor of the former president of Missouri Harry S. Truman. The construction work was completed in 1979. The name Kaysinger refers to the steep slope just north of the point where the dam was built. The cliff, a populare landmark in front of the dam, overlooks the confluence of the South Grand River, Tebo Creek and Osage River. The visitor center is on this cliff.
The Truman project required many years of planning, land acquisition, expropriation, construction of new bridges and the demolition of old bridges. Various streets, towns, and cemeteries had to be resettled. The first completed building project was the apportionment of Route 13 to a height above the maximum reservoir level.
The reservoir required the closure of the railway line St. Louis - San Francisco Railway ( Frisco Railroad ) "Highline". Rising water levels severed the railway line at Osceola and Deep Water and the train did not want to spend millions for a relocation of the little-used route. The Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad moved its main line between La Due and Clinton; figuring five miles of new track and a combination of causeway and bridge were built over the lake.
Visitor center
In the visitor center Harry S. Truman Regional Visitor Center, there are exhibitions on the cultural and natural history of the Truman Lake, environmental activities, the construction of the dam, the operation of the power plant, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In a room with 67 seats films about the animal and plant life, history and the safety is demonstrated on the water. From the viewing terrace you can overlook the dam, at the shut-off and parts of the Lake of the Ozarks.