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Branson Area Info
City of Branson
Branson Convention Center
Branson Landing
Sight & Sound Theatres
Silver Dollar City
White Water
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Table
Rock
Lake
, created in the late 1950’s is
a popular recreational lake, just 10
minutes south of Branson. You’ll see
plenty of locals and visitors alike
“living it up” through recreational
boating, swimming, parasailing,
scuba diving or any other freshwater
activity. Tucked away in coves all
over, are beautiful lakeside
properties and cozy weekend resorts.
Largely known for its awesome bass
fishing, Table Rock Lake has become increasingly popular as a
tournament site as well.
Accessible from multiple public and
privately owned locations just
minutes to the west of Branson,
Table Rock Lake has been delighting
visitors and residents alike since
it was formed by the damming of the
White River in 1958. While visitors
can find dozens of places to stay
and play along the banks of
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Table
Rock Lake, the area's commercial
developments have placed a high
priority on preserving the scenic
beauty of the natural shoreline,
bluffs, forests and wildlife that
inhabit the shoreline.
Facts
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Lake
Taneycomo's
story began in 1913. With the construction of Ozark
Beach Dam at Powersite on the White River, Taneycomo became
the first in a chain of four reservoirs that includes Bull
Shoals, Table Rock and Beaver lakes.
For the first 38 years of Lake Taneycomo's
existence, native sport fish of the White River basin
sustained a popular fishery that helped create one of
Missouri's first tourist areas on the shores of Rockaway
Beach. A new chapter began in 1958, when Table Rock Dam was
built immediately upstream.
Until then, Taneycomo was basically just a
wide spot in the slow, meandering White River. After Table
Rock Dam was built, Lake Taneycomo was fed by water that
came from 160 feet below the surface of Table Rock Lake. The
water was cold year-round and was unsuitable for most of the
White River's warm-water fish. Their populations declined,
as did the popular fishery they supported.
A rainbow often follows a storm, offering
hope and promise for the future. In this case, hope came in
the form of rainbow trout! Native to the streams of the West
Coast, rainbow trout were well suited to the chilly waters
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