Western Table Rock Lake Watershed Management Plan

From 2009 to 2012, H2Ozarks (formerly Ozarks Water Watch) collaborated on the Western Table Rock Lake Watershed Management Plan, which protects and improves water quality in the watershed through voluntary, non-regulatory recommendations and best practices. The plan focuses on addressing water quality issues like nonpoint source pollution, and implementing strategies to reduce pollutants like sediment and nutrients. Table Rock Lake is located in the Ozark region of Southwest Missouri on the White River valley. Its watershed is over 4,000 square miles, encompassing all or parts of 21 counties in Missouri and Arkansas.

This plan focus on the western half of the Table Rock Lake watershed, allowing us to pinpoint priority areas and water quality issues within this distinct regions. The western portion of the watershed contains Stone and Barry counties in MIssouri, and Benton, Boone, and Carroll county in Arkansas.

The plan was a collaborative effort of many groups, including the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Conservation, Lakes of Missouri Volunteers Program, University of Missouri Extension, and Roaring River Parks Alliance.