Flood waters from upstream are now making their way south, causing Table Rock Lake to rise 12 feet since Monday, and it's not done yet.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says there is still about three feet more to go before the lake crests at 930 feet above sea level, and it is now trying to manage that excess water.

Dozens of people were out taking pictures of rushing water coming from Table Tock Dam.

"This is abnormal flow, you're not going to see Taneycomo flow like this, very rarely," Phil Aherne, who was out taking pictures, said.

The sight to see is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers way to manage the rapidly rising waters of Table Rock Lake and stop further flood damage.

"Doing exactly what they were intended to do and that is to prevent downstream flooding from our dams," Jim Sandberg, from the Corps, said.

The dam is dumping 20,000 cubic square feet of water into Lake Taneycomo, 5,000 of which is coming through the flood gates.

That comes out to about 13 billion gallons of water a day. That'd be like scraping a foot of water off the entire surface of Table Rock Lake.

This level of spilling is a manageable level that should prevent homes and businesses downstream from flooding.

"That depends on a lot of variables. If we don't get additional rainfall between now and the 8th of April, and are we going to crest at 930," Sandberg said.

If not, houses with water already within a couple feet from them could face more water coming at them.

"We get a lot of calls," Sandberg said.

Both people living in the area and the Corps have to wait and see what else Mother Nature throws at them.

In the meantime, though, people from all around are enjoying a sight they haven't seen in years.

"This is an extreme level for Taneycomo, this is something you're not going to see very often, unusual to say the least," Aherne said.

Barring no more rain, the Corps expects to continue spilling at this rate until April 8.