Yes, it was. Truman was built many decades after the Lake of the Ozarks was built.
In the flood of ‘93, it is said that had it not been for Truman, the Bagnell Dam would have been over topped, leading to a major disaster.
The Osage River flows through Truman, then through our lake.
BTW: Bagnell is pumping out 80,360 CFM. The lake is at 662.55.
I know the area and have driven over that dam many times. The latest was a couple of weeks ago when I was at a wedding at the Lodge of the Four Seasons. Love the pizza and the wine at Shawnee Bluff Winery on 54 Buisness.
So we are at 3.55 feet above the summertime full operating level of 659. Damn, I hope my dock rides that alright after the three grand plus I put into it earlier this year. I don’t want to have to do anymore dock repairs.
My neighbor will call me this afternoon and I will hear first hand but I don’t think it has been this high since I bought the cabin and dock in 2009.
Like every maintenance person, realtor, home owner and person down there says when something is screwed-up, poorly repaired, falling apart or torn up by the winter or storms: “Welcome to the Lake.”