Lake level · Missouri and Arkansas

Bull Shoals Lake water level

652.67ft above sea level

No reading from the agency in the last 36 hours. Check the USACE Little Rock District before you go.

6.33 ft below full pool · 2.2 ft lower than usual for Oct 31

That’s lower than in 9 of 10 years on this date.

full pool

usual range for the date (2016–2025, 8 years in 10)medianfull pool● now

Read Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT · 24-hour change −0.04 ft

Full pool662.00 ft summer · 659.00 ft winter
Usual for Oct 31654.90 ft 653.07–661.49 in 8 of 10 years
SourceUSACE CWMS (SWL) Bull Shoals Dam
30 days ago
654.37 ft
Oct 1 · −1.7 ft since
A year ago
655.48 ft
October 30, 2025
12-month high
665.37 ft
June 26, 2026
12-month low
652.21 ft
February 5, 2026

The last 30 days

654656658Oct 5Oct 10Oct 15Oct 20Oct 25Oct 30Full poolft

Daily average level. Dashed: full pool. Dotted: the usual level for each date (2016–2025 median).

The last 12 months

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Summer and winter pool

The Corps lowers Bull Shoals Lake in the fall to make room for winter and spring rain. Full pool follows a guide curve: 659.00 ft in winter, rising from April 30 to 662.00 ft by May 15, and coming back down from June 16. This page compares the level with the full pool for the day.

Questions

What is the water level of Bull Shoals Lake today?

652.67 ft at Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT, 6.33 ft below full pool and 2.2 ft lower than usual for Oct 31. This page checks the agency every hour.

Is Bull Shoals Lake low right now?

It is 2.2 ft lower than usual for Oct 31: the 2016–2025 median for the date is 654.90 ft, and the level was between 653.07 and 661.49 ft in 8 of those 10 years. Today it is lower than in 9 of 10 years on this date.

What is full pool at Bull Shoals Lake?

662.00 ft in summer and 659.00 ft in winter (USACE SWL location level “Top of Conservation”).

Who runs Bull Shoals Lake?

The USACE Little Rock District operates Bull Shoals Dam.

About Bull Shoals Lake and these readings

Bull Shoals Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir behind Bull Shoals Dam, in Taney and Ozark counties (MO) and Baxter, Marion and Boone counties (AR) (Missouri and Arkansas). Levels are in feet above sea level, from USACE CWMS (SWL); the usual level for each date is the 2016–2025 median of USACE CWMS SWL Bull_Shoals_Dam-Headwater.Elev.Inst.~1Day.0.MN-Elev.

Provisional data: readings come straight from the agency’s gauges and can be revised, or stop during outages. Before you launch a boat, swim or travel, check the USACE Little Rock District for closures, flood releases and ramp status.

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