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The Taum Sauk pumped storage plant is a power station in the St. Francois mountain region of Missouri, United States about 90 miles (140 km) south of St. Louis near Lesterville, Missouri, in Reynolds County. It is operated by Ameren Missouri . Water stored in the upper reservoir is used to generate electricity during peak demand.
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park. / 37.57139°N 90.72917°W / 37.57139; -90.72917. Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri state park located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state. [4] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby ...
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. / 37.53722°N 90.85028°W / 37.53722; -90.85028. Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park is a public recreation area covering 8,781 acres (3,554 ha) on the East Fork Black River in Reynolds County, Missouri. The state park is jointly administered with adjoining Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, and together the two ...
Where: Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, southeast Missouri; it connects to the Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail. Distance: 10.1 miles. Difficulty: Moderate. Hike time: About 7 1/2 hours.
Taum Sauk Mountain is part of a large parks-and-wilderness area. / 37.5703266°N 90.7279003°W / 37.5703266; -90.7279003. Taum Sauk Mountain / ˈtɔːm ˈsɔːk / [3] in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 feet (540 m). [4] The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ...
The upper reservoir was constructed with roller compacted concrete (RCC); and online in 2010, this 54.5-acre (221,000 m 2) reservoir is the largest RCC dam in North America. The 450-megawatt Taum Sauk pumped storage hydroelectric plant began generating electricity again on April 21, 2010. Environmental issues Clean Air Act
Proffit Mountain. / 37.56889°N 90.78139°W / 37.56889; -90.78139. Proffit Mountain is a mountain located in Reynolds County, Missouri, the highest in the county. It is the location of the upper reservoir for the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station .
Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest peak in the range, and the highest point in the state, with an elevation of 1,772 ft (540 m). In the southernmost reaches of the range is Clark's Mountain, elevation 1,450 ft (440 m), with the distinction of being the highest isolated point in the range and in the state; it reaches its top from surrounding ...