Water report · Lake Taneycomo
Above normal for mid October, and holding this week. Above 82% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 1:45 AM UTC, Oct 12
701.07 ft puts Lake Taneycomo in the 82nd percentile for October 12, against 22 years of record.
The median for this date is 700.66 ft, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 700.47 and 700.90.
Over the last 7 days, Lake Taneycomo held between 700.81 and 701.23 ft, lowest on Oct 11 and highest on Oct 6.
That is 0.16 ft lower than on Oct 6.
Over the last 30 days, Lake Taneycomo held between 700.71 and 701.58 ft, lowest on Oct 2 and highest on Sep 18.
That is 0.28 ft higher than on Sep 13.
Over the last 90 days, Lake Taneycomo held between 700.63 and 702.09 ft, lowest on Aug 13 and highest on Aug 16.
That is 0.39 ft higher than on Jul 15.
Over the last 12 months, Lake Taneycomo held between 700.39 and 702.50 ft, lowest on Apr 28 and highest on Jan 26.
That is 0.17 ft higher than on Oct 12.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 07053820, Lake Taneycomo at Ozark Beach Dam, MO, 3.4 miles from the center of Lake Taneycomo. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 07053820, Lake Taneycomo at Ozark Beach Dam, MO, 3.4 miles from the center of Lake Taneycomo. It reports reservoir elevation. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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