CORPS OF ENGINEERS The U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers Mountain Home Project Office oversees the operation and management of Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes. These large, multipurpose
projects cover 160,000 acres of land and water in six coun- ties in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. The projects serve a va-
riety of functions, including flood reduction, hydropower generation of electricity, municipal drinking water supply and provision of rec- reational opportunities. Built more than 50 years
ago, the powerhouses are some of the largest hydro- power producers of electric- ity in the Southwestern Pow- er Administration system. Completed in 1944, Nor-
fork Dam holds back waters from 1,806 square miles of drainage. Overall construc- tion cost of the dam and pow- erhouse was approximately $28.6 million. Bull Shoals Dam is on the White River, located seven
miles north of Cotter. With its eight generators at full capacity, enough electricity is generated at Bull Shoals to supply approximately 50,000 homes. Completed in 1951, with
the powerhouse and shipyard
completed in 1952, Bull Shoals saw the installation of the final two generating units in 1963. There are 6,036 square
miles of drainage area above the dam, and construction was completed at a cost of
LODGING
HOTELS AND MOTELS Brass Door Motel 621 E. Main St. Gassville 435-2988 Comfort Inn 1031 Highland Circle Mountain Home (800) 924-9449 or 424-9000 Cranfield Resort 1396 Cranfield Road Mountain Home 492-5350 Days Inn 1746 U.S. Highway 62 E Mountain Home 425-1010
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Econo Lodge 963 U.S. Hwy. 62 E Mountain Home 425-6001 Executive Inn 869 U.S. Hwy. 62 E Mountain Home 425-2300 Full Circle Properties 425-2840 Hampton Inn 995 Coley Drive Mountain Home 425-0344 Holiday Inn Express 1005 Coley Drive Mountain Home 425-6200 Lake Norfork Inn 9883 U.S. Hwy. 62 E Henderson
488-5144 Lasalle Resort 1426 Cranfield Road Mountain Home 492-5133 Oak Ridge Resort 275 County Road 106 Mountain Home 431-5575 Ramada Inn 1127 U.S. Hwy. 62 E Mountain Home (800) 272-6232 or 425-9191 River Rock Inn 1350 U.S. Hwy. 62 W Mountain Home 425-5101 Super 8 Motel 865 U.S. Hwy. 62 E Mountain Home 424-5600
Town & Country Inn 145 S. Main St. Mountain Home 425-9525 BED AND BREAKFASTS Hopkinswoode Bed and Breakfast 914 Combs Ave. Cotter 435-6249 Mountain Memories 45 AR Hwy. 101 Cutoff Mountain Home 492-2222 River Ridge Inn 57 River Ridge Road Norfork 499-7775
about $86 million. For information or assis-
tance, go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Visitor Center at 324 W. Seventh St. in Mountain Home, or call 425-2700, ext. 100.
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