Frequently Asked Questions

We are located just south of the Table Rock Dam, across the parking lot from the Dewey Short Visitors Center, at 4600 State Highway 165, Branson, Missouri.

A color map of Table Rock Lake is available free of charge and can be obtained at either the Project Office or at the Dewey Short Visitor Center when open.

For current lake levels, visit: Real-Time Lake Data

Yes. The Southwestern Power Administration has estimated generation schedules available.

The National Recreation Reservation Service is open year round to book your next stay on Table Rock.

Yes. All developed recreation areas on Table Rock Lake charge an area use fee.

The area fee is charged to anyone entering the park to utilize the facilities except for registered campers and marina customers that remain in the marina lease area.

Pass Options & Costs:

Where to Purchase:

• America the Beautiful Passes: Online at store.usgs.gov ($10 processing fee) or at Dewey Short Visitor Center
• Corps annual passes: Dewey Short Visitor Center or by phone at (417) 213-4810

Yes, a fishing license is required to fish on Table Rock Lake.

For complete fishing regulations and licensing requirements, visit the respective state agency websites.

You can discover the wide variety of attractions available in the area surrounding Table Rock Lake by visiting the Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & Convention & Visitors Bureau.

It provides additional capacity for the release of floodwaters during extremely large and rare catastrophic flood events.

Yes. If you are planning an event of any type on Table Rock Lake waters or public lands, you must submit a Special Events Permit.

Volunteers are always welcome on Table Rock Lake. To see if any volunteer positions are available, or add your name to a waiting list, please contact the Table Rock Project Office.

Yes, it is possible if certain criteria are met. The Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan approved in 1976 and last reviewed in 2020 regulates placement of docks.

First Steps:

• Visit the Table Rock Lake Project Office
• View maps showing the limited development areas
• Determine if a dock could be placed in your desired area
• Learn specifics regarding boat dock placement

No modification of the government property is allowed without a permit. One can request permission to make a footpath to the lake, remove small brush, and mow on government property.

Prohibited Activities:

• Burning
• Using a vehicle
• Placing personal property
• Using chemicals
• Trimming or cutting trees (live or dead) without permission

These buoy permits may be obtained through the Missouri State Water Patrol.

The originally chosen site for Table Rock Dam was located at Table Rock Mountain. Further geologic surveys revealed this site as unstable and therefore unsuitable.

Electricity generated here at Table Rock Dam is used to meet peak energy demands. Table Rock is a link in a chain of power producing stations that provide about seven million end-use customers in six states with power to meet peak demand periods.

The Southwest Power Administration is our governing agency and it sells and delivers this power to about one hundred electric cooperative systems in these six states.

Here is a list of some of the closer Corps of Engineers Lakes in the area of Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas:

The water used to turn our generator turbines is drawn from Table Rock Lake at a depth of about 140 feet. Sunlight is unable to penetrate the water to that depth to warm the water.

The White River. The White River originates south of Fayetteville, Arkansas, flows Northeast in an arc into Missouri, then Southeast again back into Arkansas. It empties into the Mississippi River in Desha County, Arkansas.

There are four dams on the White River:

Norfork Dam, on the North Fork River near Mountain Home, is often considered part of the White River system.