Dam generation schedules
When the Ozarks dams plan to run their turbines today, Tuesday, Nov 10. When a dam generates, the river below it rises fast, so trout anglers and floaters check this first.
Truman Dam
Releases into the upper end of Lake of the Ozarks. Truman Lake level: 705.08 ft
Tuesday, Nov 10
No generation scheduled.
Table Rock Dam
Releases into Lake Taneycomo. Table Rock Lake level: 910.16 ft · Water below the dam: 57.6°F
Tuesday, Nov 10
7 a.m. to 11 a.m., up to 80 MW (about 5,300 cfs); 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., up to 125 MW (about 8,200 cfs).
Last reported hour (ending 9 a.m.): 49.4 megawatt-hours generated, per the Corps.
Bull Shoals Dam
Releases into the White River. Bull Shoals Lake level: 652.39 ft · Water below the dam: 58.1°F
Tuesday, Nov 10
All day, up to 140 MW (about 9,500 cfs).
Last reported hour (ending 8 a.m.): 19.4 megawatt-hours generated, per the Corps.
Beaver Dam
Releases into the White River. Beaver Lake level: 1,111.38 ft · Water below the dam: 48.7°F
Tuesday, Nov 10
4 p.m. to 6 p.m., up to 96 MW (about 6,600 cfs).
Last reported hour (ending 9 a.m.): no generation, per the Corps.
Norfork Dam
Releases into the North Fork River. Norfork Lake level: 551.97 ft · Water below the dam: 56.7°F
Tuesday, Nov 10
6 a.m. to 10 a.m., up to 33 MW (about 2,600 cfs); 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., up to 33 MW (about 2,600 cfs).
Last reported hour (ending 9 a.m.): 32.7 megawatt-hours generated, per the Corps.
Greers Ferry Dam
Releases into the Little Red River. Greers Ferry Lake level: 454.74 ft · Water below the dam: 47.9°F
Tuesday, Nov 10
No generation scheduled.
Last reported hour (ending 9 a.m.): no generation, per the Corps.
Stockton Dam
Releases into the Sac River. Stockton Lake level: 862.11 ft
Tuesday, Nov 10
No generation scheduled.
Darker cells mean more of the dam's capacity in use. Times are Central. Estimated cfs is scaled from each dam's full-power discharge.
Questions
Where does this schedule come from?
The Southwestern Power Administration, the federal agency that sells the power from these Corps of Engineers dams, posts a projected generation schedule for each day. We read it every hour and show the Ozarks dams.
What does "hour ending" mean?
The agency lists each hour by when it ends. Hour ending 8 means 7 to 8 a.m. The times on this page are already converted to start and end times, in Central time.
How accurate is the schedule?
It is a projection. Power demand, storms and equipment problems can change it without notice, so treat it as a guide and watch for rising water below any dam.
What does the cfs number mean?
Cubic feet per second of water leaving the dam. We estimate it from each dam's full-power discharge, scaled to the scheduled megawatts. The real flow can differ.
Sources
- Southwestern Power Administration: Generation Schedule, read hourly. Also by phone at (866) 494-1993.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CWMS Data: last hour's generation and water temperature below the dams, read hourly
This page is independent and not affiliated with either agency. Schedules change without notice.