Warnings on Missouri Lakes
Missouri lakes are flooded from heavy June rains, which is a potential hazard for boaters due to debris. At 24 feet above normal Truman Lake is full of submerged trees and logs. Skiing, tubing and Jet-skiing are not recommended.
Storms soaked eastern Kansas and bordering areas of Missouri, pouring more than 15 inches in five days on some communities. Now, floodwaters are flowing into Missouri’s reservoirs. At Truman Lake, seven swimming beaches and all but two campsites are closed because they’re underwater. At Lake of the Ozarks, 11 of 12 floodgates at Bagnell Dam are open, dumping 50,000 cubic feet of water a second into the Osage River.
At Pomme de Terre Lake, the water level was 7½ feet above normal. The high water closed two state park sand beaches and two campground areas, but many other campsites remain open.
Stockton Lake is more than 13 feet higher than it was last July, and parts of at least three campsites have been flooded. Table Rock Lake is about two feet above normal. No campgrounds are flooded, and the extra water has allowed the hydroelectric turbines at the dam to churn out power 10 hours a day.
July 12, 2007 6:46 AM | Category: Flood