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Lake Taneycomo

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deepens to more than 50 feet (15 m) near the Powersite Dam in Forsyth. When Table Rock Dam is generating power its current is very strong throughout its whole length, its water temperature drops, and for all practical purposes it becomes a very deep, cold, fast running river. Exactly how deep, cold, and fast depends on how many generators are being used to generate electricity at Table Rock Dam.
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Lake Taneycomo has the characteristics of both a river and a lake. The shallow colder water, located near the Table Rock Dam, averages 48 °F (9 °C), resembles a river and permits wading and bank fishing for trout. The average temperature of the water gets warmer and the depth of the lake
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from the dam spillway and made it into a cold water lake. The clear cold waters from the deep tailwaters of Table Rock Lake pour out of the dam into Lake Taneycomo. The cold water made swimming and water sports undesirable. Tourism declined sharply in Rockaway Beach and started shifting to Branson
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Lake Taneycomo offers a variety of recreational activities including hiking, sightseeing, hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, and water skiing. People accessing Lake Taneycomo are able to visit area restaurants, accommodations, shopping, and shows in the Branson area.
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Although tourism declined, fishermen found that the chilly water of Lake Taneycomo made it one of the top trout fishing lakes in the country. In 1957, the
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The completion of Table Rock Dam in 1958 changed the source of water to Taneycomo from that of the White River's flowing waters to the bottom tailwater of
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Lake Taneycomo originated when the White River was confined by the completion of the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Taneycomo
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constructed the Shepherd of the Hills Trout Hatchery. All methods of
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Lake Taneycomo as seen from an observation point on
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Taneycomo
Lake Taneycomo is located in Missouri
Lake Taneycomo is located in the United States
Taney County, Missouri
36°41′42″N 93°09′54″W / 36.695°N 93.165°W / 36.695; -93.165
Type
reservoir
Primary inflows
White River
Primary outflows
Basin
United States

Branson
Hollister
reservoir
White River
Ozark Mountains
Taney County, Missouri
Powersite Dam
Forsyth, Missouri
Branson
Rockaway Beach
Lake Taneycomo as seen from an observation point on Route 165. The dam in the background impounds Table Rock Lake.
Route 165
Table Rock Lake
Table Rock Lake
Missouri Department of Conservation
trout fishing
fly fishing

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