Lake Taneycomo water level — Missouri
Lake Taneycomo in Missouri was last measured at 700.71 ft (datum NAVD88), as of Aug 31, 2026, 2:45 AM (UTC-05:00) (USGS Water Services). Over its recent trend window the level has been falling (−0.4 ft). This reading is provisional and subject to revision.
- % of conservation pool full
- Not reported
- Storage
- Not reported
- Recent trend
- ↓Falling
−0.4 ft over the trend window
Recent trend
Readings this station published between Jun 2, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 — a 89-day window — downsampled for display.
Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-08-31. Both public domain (a work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. §105).
Source: USGS site 07053820 · USACE SWL/Powersite-Headwater, retrieved Aug 31, 2026, 8:24 AM (UTC+00:00). Official page for this lake →
About this gauge's record
This site's drainage basin covers approximately 4,360 sq mi of contributing watershed. USACE's continuous elevation record for this project begins in 2018 .
The dam behind Lake Taneycomo
Lake Taneycomo is held back by Ozark Beach , a buttress dam — a thin upstream face braced by a row of supports behind it , standing 54 ft high and running 1,270 ft along its crest , built across White River in Taney County , near Forsyth . It was completed in 1913 , and is owned by Empire District Electric Company (a public utility owner) .
Its recorded primary purpose is hydroelectric — releases follow generation schedules, so the level can move on a daily cycle that has nothing to do with drought . It also serves hydroelectric;recreation.
It is founded on rock, with a concrete core. Its spillway is gated, so the operator can hold the pool above the spillway crest and meter what leaves.
NID classes it high hazard potential. That describes what a failure would cost downstream — loss of life would be expected — and says nothing about how likely a failure is, or what condition the dam is in. Its most recent condition assessment was satisfactory — no deficiencies recognised for expected loading. That assessment is dated 04/11/2023.
At its normal pool the reservoir covers about 2,200 acres. NID records a maximum storage of 38,200 acre-ft against a normal storage of 28,000 acre-ft. Its maximum discharge capacity is 270,000 cubic feet per second.
Dam facts: National Inventory of Dams record MO30088 , filed by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, public domain. Water levels above come from USGS Water Services and are a separate source. (How this dam was matched to this gauge →)
Other gauges at this site
A second gauge reports at this same structure. Its readings are listed here rather than on a separate page, because it measures the same water.
| Gauge | Source | Elevation | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Taneycomo at School of the Ozarks | USGS site 07053600 | 700.82 ft (NAVD88) | — |
How Lake Taneycomo compares nearby
1 of 6 nearby lakes with a current trend are also falling right now.
Nearby lakes
The six nearest published lakes by centroid distance (great-circle) — cross-state neighbors included.
| Lake | State | Level | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Taneycomo at School of the Ozarks | MO | 700.82 ft | 11 km |
| Table Rock Dam | MO | 913.79 ft | 18 km |
| Bull Shoals Dam | AR | 657.43 ft | 59 km |
| White River | AR | 1,116.34 ft | 70 km |
| Beaver Dam | AR | 1,117.22 ft | 70 km |
| Norfork Dam | AR | 554.24 ft | 92 km |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the current water level of Lake Taneycomo?
- As of Aug 31, 2026, 2:45 AM (UTC-05:00), the pool elevation was 700.71 ft (datum NAVD88), provisional and subject to revision. See the trend chart above for the recent direction.
- Is Lake Taneycomo full right now?
- Its managing agency does not publish a %-of-conservation-pool-full figure for this lake, so we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
- Where does this data come from?
- From USGS site 07053820 · USACE SWL/Powersite-Headwater, retrieved Aug 31, 2026, 8:24 AM (UTC+00:00).
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