Table Rock Lake
Table Rock Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas in the United States. Designed, built and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lake is impounded by Table Rock Dam (located 36.595374°N 93.311137°W), which was constructed from 1954 to 1958 on the White River.
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An aerial photo of Table Rock Dam, completed in 1958, in Branson, Missouri, which impounds the White River and forms Table Rock Lake | |
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| Location | Missouri / Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 36°34′00″N 93°18′0″W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | White River, James River, Kings River |
| Primary outflows | White River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 43,100 acres (174 km2) |
| Max. depth | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Water volume | 3,462,000 acre⋅ft (4.270 km3) |
| Shore length1 | Flood pool: 857 mi (1,379 km) Normal pool: 745 mi (1,199 km) |
| Surface elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Settlements | Branson, Missouri • Shell Knob, Missouri • Cape Fair, Missouri • Hollister, Missouri |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is a popular attraction for the city of Branson, Missouri, and the nearby town of Shell Knob, Missouri. There are several commercial marinas along the lake, and Table Rock State Park is located on the east side, both north and south of Table Rock Dam. Downstream from the dam, the Missouri Department of Conservation operates a fish hatchery, which is used to stock trout in Lake Taneycomo, which begins immediately downstream from the Table Rock Dam. The cold water discharged from the dam creates a trout fishing environment in the lake.
The lake derives its name from a rock formation resembling a table at the small community of Table Rock, Missouri, on Highway 165 about a mile and a half downstream from where the dam was built.