Table Rock Lake

Table Rock Lake

Table Rock Lake, designed, built and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas. The lake is impounded by Table Rock Dam (located 36.595374°N 93.311137°W), constructed from 1954 to 1958 on the White River by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

It is a popular attraction for the city of Branson, 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. 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