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Bull Shoals Lake water level

The USACE Little Rock District headwater series measures the lake above Bull Shoals Dam. This is an observed pool elevation, not tailwater, a forecast or a release rate. Check the project office for recreation access and operating notices.

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RESERVOIR ELEVATION652.49 ft

Bull Shoals Dam headwater

SOURCE TIMESTAMP

2026-11-12T19:00:00.000Z

Preserved as supplied by USACE

7-DAY CHANGE-0.16 ft

Compared with the dated observation seven days earlier, when available

30-DAY CHANGE-1.16 ft

Compared with the dated observation 30 days earlier, when available

Dated water levels · Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026

654.4653.5652.6
Sep 28, 2026Nov 12, 2026
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DateElevation (ft)
2026-09-28654.55
2026-09-29654.49
2026-09-30654.43
2026-10-01654.39
2026-10-02654.45
2026-10-03654.31
2026-10-05654.22
2026-10-06654.10
2026-10-07654.03
2026-10-08653.98
2026-10-09653.89
2026-10-10653.83
2026-10-11653.76
2026-10-12653.71
2026-10-13653.65
2026-10-14653.59
2026-10-15653.54
2026-10-16653.47
2026-10-17653.38
2026-10-18653.30
2026-10-19653.24
2026-10-20653.24
2026-10-21653.13
2026-10-22653.05
2026-10-23653.02
2026-10-24652.95
2026-10-25652.91
2026-10-26652.87
2026-10-27652.83
2026-10-28652.77
2026-10-29652.71
2026-10-30652.65
2026-10-31652.63
2026-11-01652.63
2026-11-02652.57
2026-11-03652.59
2026-11-04652.69
2026-11-05652.65
2026-11-06652.59
2026-11-07652.57
2026-11-08652.48
2026-11-09652.38
2026-11-10652.38
2026-11-11652.47
2026-11-12652.49

This series stores the reading obtained on each refresh date. It is not an agency daily mean; intraday variation may be missed.

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