Table Rock Lake

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Table Rock Lake
An aerial photo of Table Rock Dam, completed in 1958, in Branson, Missouri, which impounds the White River and forms Table Rock Lake
Table Rock Lake Show map of Missouri Table Rock Lake Show map of the United States
Location	Missouri / Arkansas
Coordinates	36°34′00″N 93°18′0″W / 36.56667°N 93.30000°W / 36.56667; -93.30000
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.

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°35′43″N 93°18′40″W / 36.595374°N 93.311137°W / 36.595374; -93.311137), which was constructed from 1954 to 1958 on the White River.^[1]

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.^[2]