Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant

	Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant and Dam viewed from the north
Location	Off County Road 21 at north end of Lake Zumbro, Mazeppa Township, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°12′46″N 92°28′46″W / 44.21278°N 92.47944°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1917–1919
Built by	Omaha Structural Steel Bridge Company
Architect	Hugh Lincoln Cooper
Architectural style	Neoclassical
MPS	Minnesota Hydroelectric Generating Facilities MPS
NRHP reference No.	91000243
Designated	March 14, 1991

The Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant is a hydroelectric facility on the Zumbro River in Mazeppa and Zumbro Townships, Minnesota, United States. The facility consists of a gravity dam and a powerhouse, and the impoundment created is called Lake Zumbro. This dam spans 440 feet (130 m) and is 55 feet (17 m) deep. The facility was designed by pioneering hydroelectric engineer Hugh Lincoln Cooper (1865–1937) and was built from 1917 to 1919. It is still operated by its original owner, Rochester Public Utilities (RPU), to supply power to Rochester, Minnesota, 15 miles (24 km) to the south. The Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 for having state-level significance in the theme of engineering.^[2] It was nominated as a representative work of Cooper—one of the nation's leading hydroelectric engineers in the early 20th century—and his only project in his home state of Minnesota.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ Hess, Jeffrey A. (October 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form:Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

External links

Power Facilities–Rochester Public Utilities

Sign on the Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-19.

[Hess-3] Hess, Jeffrey A. (October 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form:Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

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