ðə bˈædɪn lˈeɪk dˈæm wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn tə səpˈoːɹt lˈoʊkəl ɐlˈuːmɪnəm smˈɛltɪŋ plˈænt, ælkˈoʊə, ænd ðɪ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv bˈædɪn wʌz nˈeɪmd fɚðə fˈaʊndɚ, ˈædɹiən bˈædɪn.
The Badin Lake Dam was built in 1917 to support local aluminum smelting plant, Alcoa, and the associated community of Badin was named for the founder, Adrien Badin.