| Harry S. Truman Reservoir | |
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| Truman Lake | |
 Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir | |
  Harry S. Truman Reservoir  Harry S. Truman Reservoir | |
| Location | Benton,Henry,Hickory, andSt. Clair counties,Missouri, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°15′47″N93°24′17″W / 38.26306°N 93.40472°W /38.26306; -93.40472 |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Etymology | U.S. PresidentHarry S. Truman |
| Primary inflows | Osage River |
| Primary outflows | Osage River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Surface area | 55,600 acres (225 km2),[1] or 200,000 acres (810 km2) at flood stage[2] |
| Average depth | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 80 feet (24 m) |
| Water volume | 5,000,000 acre⋅ft (6.2 km3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 958 miles (1,542 km) |
| Surface elevation | 706 feet (215 m) above sea level.[2] |
| Settlements | |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
The Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, also known asTruman Lake, is located in the state ofMissouri,United States. It is located betweenClinton andWarsaw, on theOsage River and extends south toOsceola. The dam is located inBenton County, but the reservoir also extends into parts ofHenry,St. Clair, andHickory counties.
TheU.S. Army Corps of Engineers built and manages the lake and dam. It is used primarily forflood control. Other uses includepower generation, recreation, and wildlife management.
Originally namedKaysinger Bluff Dam and Reservoir in 1954, when construction was authorized, construction began in August 1964. It was renamed theHarry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, in honor of theformer president from Missouri, byCongress in 1970. Construction was completed in 1979. The Kaysinger name refers to the bluff immediately north next to where the dam was eventually constructed. The bluff or cliff, a popular landmark even before the dam, overlooked the confluence of the South Grand River, Tebo Creek and the Osage River. The visitor center now sits on the bluff.
Completing the Truman Project took many years of planning,land acquisition, constructing newbridges and demolishing old ones. Several roads, towns, and cemeteries had to be relocated. The first construction project completed on the project was relocatingRoute 13 so it would be above maximum pool level.
The creation of the lake forced the closure of theFrisco Railroad's "Highline". Rising water levels severed the railroad tracks nearOsceola andDeepwater and railroad officials declined to spend millions of dollars to reroute the lightly used tracks. TheMissouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, however, did relocate its main line betweenLa Due andClinton; the project included five miles of new track and a causeway/bridge combination over the lake.
TheHarry S. Truman Visitor Center contains exhibits about the cultural and natural history of Truman Lake, environmental activities, the construction of the dam, the operation of the powerhouse, and theUS Army Corps of Engineers. A 67-seat theater shows wildlife, history and water safety videos by request. The observation deck offers views of Truman Lake and part of theLake of the Ozarks, as well as the dam.
Harry S Truman State Park is located inBenton County, Missouri on a peninsula that juts out into the reservoir.
The south-west portion of the lake makes up part of the circumference of theWeaubleau-Osceola structure, a 330-335 million year old impact crater.[3]
| Dam type: | Concrete gravity and earth embankment in two sections |
| Length (total): | 5,964 feet (1,817.8 m) |
| Length (concrete section): | 964 feet (293.8 m) |
| Length (earth section): | 5,000 feet (1,524.0 m) |
| Height above river bed: | 126 feet (38.4 m) |
| Concrete volume: | 327,000 yd3 (250,011 m3) |
| Earth volume: | 8,500,000 yd3 (6,498,755 m3) |
| Spillway length: | 190 feet (57.9 m) in four sections |
| Tainter gates: | 4 |
| Six turbines | Rated at 160 megawatts[2] |
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromThe Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir.United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Media related toHarry S. Truman Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons
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