Kansas Hydropower

Bowersock Dam, Lawrence

Bowersock Power Station
Location: Kansas River, Lawrence, KS 
Rated Capacity (South): 2.35 MWe
Rated Capacity (North): 4.60 MWe
Operator: Bowersock Mills & Power Co.
First Year of Operation (South): 1874
First Year of Operation (North): 11/2012
Power Purchaser: KC BPU

The Bowersock Mills & Power Company - homepage

The Bowersock Dam: Reflections on an Industrial Revolution, Lawrence - Sunflower Journeys script, aired May 2001

South Powerstation (top) and North Powerstation. © KEIN, 2012

News

New Bowersock power plant to start producing electricity on Friday
(Lawrence Journal World, Nov. 1, 2012)

Bowersock hydroelectric plant to get tall in a hurry
(Lawrence Journal World, March 24, 2012)

Hitting rock bottom: Bowersock shows off construction site for new power plant
(Lawrence Journal World, Dec. 2, 2011)

Bowersock breaks ground on project to build new plant
(Lawrence Journal-World, May 17, 2011)

Editorial: Old Standby
(Lawrence Journal-World, March 25, 2011)

Editorial: Powerful plan
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 15, 2010)

Bowersock power plant signs major deal with Kansas City-based utility
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 5, 2010)

BPU purchases hydroelectric power from BMPC
(Kansas City Kansan, Nov. 4, 2010)

City to consider permits for power plant
(Lawrence Journal-World, July 3, 2010)

Hydroelectric project generates public support at unveiling
(Lawrence Journal-World, August 14, 2009)

Bowersock leaders planning to build a new hydro-electric power plant
(Lawrence Journal-World, July 18, 2009)

Repairs to add 50 years to dam
(Lawrence Journal-World, July 8, 2009)

Brownback: Congress shouldn't stand in private sector's way on alternative energy
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 14, 2009)

Lawmakers get energized
(Lawrence Journal-World, March 7, 2009)

Low water level enables much-needed maintenance to Bowersock Dam
(Lawrence Journal-World, Jan. 27, 2009)

Bowersock Dam’s future as murky as muddy Kaw
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 11, 2007)

New power plant possible
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 6, 2007)

Power plant hopes 'green tags' will help it and the environment
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 22, 2006)

Renewable energy to power Journal-World’s presses
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 19, 2006)

A big wave of mini-hydro projects
(Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 19, 2005)

Environmental designation gives Bowersock power plant a charge
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 2, 2004)

Hydroelectric firm seeking option for Wilson Lake
(Salina Journal, April 7, 2003)

Bowersock Mills: a 'green' legacy
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 5, 2002)

Lawmakers tour Bowersock: Legislature considers alternative energy
(Lawrence Journal-World, March 23, 2002)

Repair bill on dam rises by $355,000
(Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 21, 2001)