Dock and lift repair in Sunrise Beach, on the Glaize arm.

A 1932 village whose water sits almost entirely outside the village line

Sunrise Beach was incorporated in 1932, one year after Bagnell Dam was completed, and named for where it sits on the lake. The Census gazetteer records 5.806 square miles of land inside the village and 0.010 square miles of water. Practically none of the lake is inside the village boundary, which is worth saying out loud on a dock page: the water these residents own docks on is nearly all outside the line on the map.

Who actually lives on the dock here

Sunrise Beach had a population of 431 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 2010, making it the smallest of this site's four dedicated community pages. It is an incorporated Missouri village sitting mostly in Camden County, with a small northern edge crossing into Morgan County, and covers about 5.75 square miles of land along Missouri Route 5 north of Camdenton. A post office under the Sunrise Beach name has operated here since 1932, the same year the village incorporated, and the name itself comes straight from its position on the lake. The village sits on the Grand Glaize arm side of the water, the same branch that feeds Lake of the Ozarks State Park a few miles south.

The one real difference between Sunrise Beach and the lake's more seasonal resort towns is who lives on the dock. A higher share of homes here are full-time residences rather than vacation second homes, compared with the lake average. That does not change what a repair costs, but it does mean docks here get used and checked on through the winter, not just closed up after Labor Day. Local fire coverage reflects the same year-round footing: the volunteer department got its start in 1959, and the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District itself was formally established in 1983 after voters approved it the year before.

What we fix on Sunrise Beach docks and lifts

• Sinking or listing docks. A dead float on one corner shifts load to its neighbors and the list accelerates from there. Kill the breaker, get the boat off if you safely can, call. Details on sinking dock repair.
• Boat lift repair. Crooked boat, partial lift, a blower that runs longer every season, the same three warnings apply here as anywhere on the lake. More on lift repair.
• Storm and ice damage. The Glaize arm funnels wind differently than the open main channel, and winter ice binds docks that should be riding down with the drawdown. Covered on storm damage repair.
• Modifications and welding. Slip changes, PWC ports, reinforcement. Footprint changes go through Ameren first, same as everywhere on this lake. See dock modifications.

One lake authority, two counties

Being a small village does not change the underlying rule: every dock on this lake, Sunrise Beach included, sits over water Ameren controls under its federal FERC license for Bagnell Dam. Like-for-like repair, a float swap, a straightened frame, a re-deck in the same footprint, usually does not need new Ameren paperwork. Changing the footprint, adding a slip, or altering the structure does, before work starts, and only approved encapsulated flotation goes in the water. Unlike a private, HOA-governed community, there is no separate covenant board to check with here, just the one standing Ameren rule. Full breakdown on the Ameren dock permit guide.

What repairs run on the Glaize

The same honest ranges apply in Sunrise Beach as the rest of the lake: most repairs $900 to $6,000, replacement floats $150 to $200 each installed, minor lift work $200 to $500, full dock replacement averaging around $15,000. Nothing about this location changes the number; a smaller village means shorter runs between calls, not a different price list. Full table and the factors that move the number: dock repair cost guide.

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