Did You Know?
	Bagnell Dam was the largest—and last—major dam in the U.S. to be built with private investment.
	The Bagnell Dam actually got its name from a railroad man who formed his own town and then named it after himself. William Bagnell platted a town bearing his name on June 30, 1883. The owners of the new dam chose the Bagnell name, and “Bagnell Dam” was born.
	Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, covering 86 square miles in four counties.
	Bagnell Dam is one-half mile long, rising 148 feet high from bedrock. That’s comparable to a building 12 stories high and seven blocks long.
	The dam holds back 600 billion gallons of water.
	Cost of construction: $30 million. More than $60 million has been spent since the initial construction to add additional generators, anchor the dam to the bedrock below to ensure protection against a “maximum” flood, modernize the plant’s control facilities, and replace two old turbines with new ones.
	In a typical year, the Osage Power Plant produces more than 500 million kilowatt-hours of electricity—enough to supply the needs of nearly 42,000 average households.
	By using the natural energy of falling water, the Osage Power Plant saves our nation about one million barrels of oil or one million tons of coal each year.
	Many people are confused when they see references to the “lake level.” The lake is a little over 100 feet deep at its deepest point. The lake level reading is the height of the surface of the lake above sea level.
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