Table Rock Lake Dam Opens All 10 Spillway Gates

Table Rock Lake is at is highest water level in years with more water flowing than Niagara Falls! This is the highest water level ever recorded in Table Rock Lake. All spillway gates are currently open at Table Rock Dam giving spectators a real water show from what is being call the Niagara Falls of the midwest. For current Table Rock Lake Level information click on the Table Rock Lake Level link below!

Table Rock Lake Level!


Table Rock Dam is located on the White River in Southwestern Missouri eight miles upstream and Southwest of Branson, Missouri. Table Rock Lake extends 79 miles upstream along the White River and inundates areas in Missouri and Arkansas.

Table Rock Dam is 6423 feet long and consists of a concrete section 1602 feet long and two earth embankment sections having a length of 4821 feet. The dam rises 252 feet above the riverbed, contains 1,230,000 cubic yards of concrete and 3,320,000 cubic yards of embankment. Four 18 foot diameter penstocks convey water to four 50,000 kilowatt generating units in the powerhouse. The first two units were ready for generation of power in June 1959, and installation of units three and four was complete in August 1961.

Table Rock Lake provides a storage capacity of 3,462,000 acre-feet, of which 760,000 are for flood-control and 2,702,000 are for generation of power. The flood control storage is equivalent to a depth of 3.5 inches of water over the entire contributing drainage area above the dam, 4020 square miles. At the top of flood control pool the lake has a surface area of 52,300 acres and a shoreline of 857 miles. The full conservation pool covers an area of 43,100 acres and has a shoreline of 745 miles.

Large crowds of people are gathering to view the historic water flow rushing through Table Rock Dam and down through Lake Taneycomo. Be sure to take advantage of the view of Table Rock Dam at full capacity while all the flood gates are running water! For Branson entertainment information click on the Branson Entertainment News link below!

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