Normal Tailwater Level/canoeing

[billegoat]

My kids and I love to canoe and fish below Beaver for our vacation together. We're not proficient enough where I will do it in higher water. Can someone tell me the lower tailwater mark for canoeing, ie, when it is low so I would feel safe about taking them out, so we can plan our vacation? We stay in Cassville, visit Tim, fish Roaring River and spend a day on the Beaver tailwater, canoeing and fishing and spend a day at Silver Dollar City. I had wanted to go in June to get a little cooler weather, but the water has been high, as far I can tell, that now we're talking about the end of July.

[Zack Hoyt]

Between SWPA and the corp, there is no telling when a release will start. A call to one or two of the canoe livery's would probably be your best bet. They would be watching the generation and release trends. There are plenty of easy access wade opportunities on the Tailwaters, so dont let the worry of generation deter you from fishing.

[sfiser]

If you do it on a weekend you should be ok. Beaver will not start releasing heavy flows for a few more weeks and they are notorious for not running a drop of water on most weekends. Call the powerhouse at 1-417-336-5083 for updated conditions. Even if they start 1 generator the canoeing is still safe and there are no shoals, you will just move downstream a little faster but it is nothing that I would deem "unsafe". Now when they start 2 units that is a different story, I wouldnt go out in that and I doubt any of the outfitters will put people on the water if they know there are going to be 2 units online at some point during the day. You can also go to SWPA.gov and click on "generation schedules" and it will let you see the predicted generation for the week. These are not always 100% correct so dont rely on them 100%.

[billegoat]

Thanks zhoyt and sfiser for the replies and comments