Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake is a large reservoir (18,600 acres at normal pool) that lies in Monroe and Ralls counties. Construction of the Clarence Cannon Dam and power plant was completed in 1983. Row crops cover just over half of the land in Mark Twain Lake’s watershed and grass/pasture land covers slightly more than a quarter. This reservoir provides drinking water, electricity and flood control in addition to the usual recreational amenities.

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Other information:

Water Line article on Mark Twain Lake

USGS Real-time data for Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake TMDL information sheet

The Army Corps of Engineers website for Mark Twain Lake

The Mark Twain State Park website

1995 Article: Temporal and spatial dynamics of suspended sediment, nutrients, and algal biomass in Mark Twain Lake, Missouri (pdf ~2.7 MB)

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