LAKE OZARK, Mo. — After nearly a month, the Bagnell Dam floodgates have been closed.

The floodgates were shut on Saturday afternoon, June 3. They were opened on May 8, as major flooding hit the Lake area. Even after the rain stopped, dam operators kept the floodgates open, to pass through floodwaters from the swollen Truman Lake.

According to Ameren Engineer Alan Sullivan, dam flow would be slowly ratcheted down, as Truman Lake was at around 719 feet of elevation on Friday, which is still 13 feet higher than its normal of 706.

The floodgates closing also resulted in a drop of the Osage River level, which was at 568 on Sunday night—down three feet from just a week ago.

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