Twelve years after authorization of what was then called Kaysinger Dam, and a little more than two years before the actual groundbreaking commencement of construction, Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. W. K. Wilson, Jr. recommended to the Secretary of the Army the addition of power generators and a larger conservation pool to the already massive project. Senator Stuart Symington was also informed of the recommendation.The Star notes this will make the reservoir larger than Lake of the Ozarks.
Not surprising – the cost was creeping up. Read all about it! KCStar_03.16.62
KANSAS CITY STAR - 53 years ago today - CORPS RECOMMENDS ADDING POWER GENERATION TO KAYSINGER BLUFF DAM
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