Elevations for Branson Area Lakes

Recent record breaking releases at Table Rock Dam, in Branson, Missouri, have prompted an interest in the various “Pool Levels” of the various lakes located in the Tri-Lakes Area. The following document is a compilation of the Pool elevations Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo, Bull Shoals Lake, for Beaver Lake, and Norfolk Lake compiled from US Army Corps of Engineers data on April 12, 2007 along with a link to each Lake leading to a a chart of the current lake elevations for that lake. All elevations are in feet above Mean Sea Level (msl).

Lake Taneycomo is not a US Army Corps of Engineers Lake. Its Headwater is the foot of Table Rock Dam which can be measured using the data from “Tailwater” Column of Table Rock Lake.

Table Rock
Top Flood Pool – 931
Top Power Pool – 915
Bottom Power Pool – 881
Storage Flood Control - 760,000  (acre feet)
Power - 1,181,500

Lake Taneycomo - (Use “Tailwater” Column from Table Rock)
Normal Level at its Headwaters at Table Rock Dam – 701.3

Bull Shoals
Top Flood Pool – 695
Top Power Pool – 654
Bottom Power Pool - 628.5
Storage Flood Control - 2,360,000 (acre-ft)
Power - 1,003,000

Beaver Lake
Top Flood Pool - 1130
Top Power Pool - 1120.43
Bottom Power Pool - 1077
Storage Flood Controll - 259,600 (acre-ft)
Power 936,500

Norfork Lake
Top Flood Pool – 580
Top Power Pool – 552
Bottom Power Pool – 510
Storage Flood Control - 731,800 (acre-ft)
 ower - 707,000

Authorized Uses are listed in order and are the same for all US Army Corps of Engineers lakes listed:

Flood Control
Hydropower
Water Supply
Fish/Wildlife