The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to severe flooding between 1915 and 1927. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt authorized the construction of the dam as well as six others on the White River and its tributaries in the Flood Control Act of 1938. Construction started in June 1947 and the dam was completed in July 1951. When finished, the dam was one of the largest concrete structures in the world. From its completion until 2009, it is estimated that the dam has prevented about $225.5 million in flood damages.[2][3]
bull, shoals, concrete, gravity, white, river, northern, arkansas, united, states, lies, border, marion, baxter, counties, forms, bull, shoals, lake, which, extends, well, northwest, into, missouri, main, purposes, hydroelectricity, production, flood, control,. Bull Shoals Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the White River in northern Arkansas in the United States The dam lies on the border of Marion and Baxter Counties and forms Bull Shoals Lake which extends well northwest into Missouri Its main purposes are hydroelectricity production and flood control Bull Shoals DamBull Shoals Dam from the airCountryUnited StatesLocationBaxter Marion counties ArkansasCoordinates36 21 58 N 92 34 29 W 36 36611 N 92 57472 W 36 36611 92 57472Construction began1947Opening date1951Owner s U S Army Corps of EngineersDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete gravityHeight256 feet 78 m Length2 256 feet 688 m Dam volume2 100 000 cubic yards 1 600 000 m3 Spillways17 gate controlled baysSpillway capacity112 200 cubic feet per second 3 180 m3 s ReservoirCreatesBull Shoals LakeTotal capacity5 760 000 acre feet 7 10 km3 Active capacity3 400 000 acre feet 4 2 km3 Catchment area6 036 square miles 15 630 km2 Surface area71 240 acres 28 830 ha Maximum length87 miles 140 km Normal elevation695 feet 212 m max Power StationTurbines4x 45 MW units 4x 50 MW unitsInstalled capacity380 MWAnnual generation883 910 000 KWh 1 The dam was built by the U S Army Corps of Engineers in response to severe flooding between 1915 and 1927 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt authorized the construction of the dam as well as six others on the White River and its tributaries in the Flood Control Act of 1938 Construction started in June 1947 and the dam was completed in July 1951 When finished the dam was one of the largest concrete structures in the world From its completion until 2009 it is estimated that the dam has prevented about 225 5 million in flood damages 2 3 References Edit Carbon Monitoring for Action Bull Shoals Dam Ozarkhistory com Retrieved 2011 06 12 Bull Shoals Dam and Lake The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture 2011 05 18 Retrieved 2011 06 12 nbsp nbsp This article about a building or structure in Arkansas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a dam or floodgate in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bull Shoals Dam amp oldid 1048269794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
