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Beaver Dam was first settled by Thomas Mackie and Joseph Goetschius in 1841; by 1843, it had a population of almost 100. The city was named for an old beaver dam located in a stream flowing into Beaver Dam River. [6] The area had also been known as Okwaanim, Chippewa for beaver dam. [7] The community was incorporated as a city on March 18, 1856 ...
Mammoth Spring Dam No. 1 Fulton County: Hydroelectric 3 [124] Arkansas-Missouri Power Company 1927 1972 [125] Robert E. Ritchie Helena: Natural gas/petroleum 923 3 Entergy: 1961 2013 [126] Mabelvale Mabelvale: Natural gas 56 4 Entergy: 1970 [28] 2016 [127]
A beaver dam or beaver impoundment is a dam built by beavers; it creates a pond which protects against predators such as coyotes, wolves and bears, and holds their food during winter. These structures modify the natural environment in such a way that the overall ecosystem builds upon the change, making beavers a keystone species and ecosystem ...
A new policy by the California DMV allows seniors 70 and older with clean driving records to renew their licenses without having to take an online course or test.
Notable people who worked for WBEV included Jack Horkheimer, the creator and host of Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer; he began work at the station in 1953 at age 15.. Other persons of interest that have worked at WBEV include “Uncle” Bill McCollum, who started working at the station on July 4, 1964.
May 10—BELFAST, Maine — For decades, a 10-mile stretch of the Goose River generated hydroelectric power as water tumbled through three power plants and five dams on its way from Swan Lake to ...
The NRC granted the renewal on November 20, 2008, extending the license from forty years to sixty. [ 4 ] On January 13, 2012, at 2 p.m., due to a breaker failure and an unexplained loss of power to an electrical transformer, the plant experienced an automatic reactor trip and loss of offsite power that lasted 3 hours.
Beaver Water District (BWD) is a water district created in 1957 as a quasi-governmental agency to provide treated drinking water to the communities of Northwest Arkansas. The district's source is Beaver Lake , an impoundment of the White River created by Beaver Dam.