Bull Shoals Lake Water Level Today
6.1 ft below full pool, 77.0% full (of this season's full pool), and 3.1 ft lower than a year ago.
Read Oct 26, 2:00 PM CDT
Trend and source week, month, year
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Check it at www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/Hourly_Data/reservoirs-o2.htm
Bull Shoals Lake boat ramps
The Corps reports 11 open, 0 partly open and 0 closed of 11 recreation areas, as of its page dated 10/23/26. Status is for the whole area, not a measure of water at the ramp.
7 of 11 ramps have no map location yet.
- Beaver Creek Open
- Buck Creek Open
- Highway 125 Park Open
- Lakeview Park Open
- Lead Hill Park Open
- Oakland Park Open
- River Run Open
- Spring Creek Access Open
- Theodosia Park Open
- Tucker Hollow Open
- Woodard Access Open
Status: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Operational Status, refreshed daily; locations where shown from the Corps or the state agency named in the sources list. Level: read Oct 26, 2:00 PM CDT.
Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas and Missouri. Run by USACE Little Rock District.
Bull Shoals Lake level
Daily level, past 12 months, feet above sea level (NGVD29). Shaded: the normal range, the middle half of readings for each date, 1991 to 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Monthly average since Mar 2, 1987; gaps where the record is missing. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
About Bull Shoals Lake today
How full is Bull Shoals Lake?77.0% full, 6.1 ft below full pool
77.0% full by storage on Oct 26. Conservation pool between the top of inactive pool and today's top of conservation (seasonal).
Full pool is 659.00 ft, the operator's target for this time of year.
How low is Bull Shoals Lake?13.0 ft above its lowest since 1987
6.1 ft below full pool. The lowest daily level in our record since 1987 is 639.84 ft, on Dec 7, 1999.
Is Bull Shoals Lake still dropping?Yes: down 0.39 ft this week
| Change | Feet | Level then |
|---|---|---|
| Past day (since Oct 25) | 0.06 down | 652.93 |
| Past 7 days (since Oct 19) | 0.39 down | 653.26 |
| Past 30 days (since Sep 26) | 1.87 down | 654.74 |
| Past year (since Oct 26, 2025) | 3.14 down | 656.01 |
Is Bull Shoals Lake normal for this time of year?1.1 ft above normal for this date
Normal for Oct 26 is 651.80 ft: the median of 245 daily readings within 3 days of this date, 1991 to 2025. Bull Shoals Lake is 1.1 ft above it.
What is the water temperature at Bull Shoals Lake?No official reading for this lake
No USGS in-lake water-temperature gauge found within the lake area (checked 2026-10-24). Stream gauges above or below the dam were not used: tailwater and inflow temperatures differ from the lake surface.
When was Bull Shoals Lake last full?Aug 14, 2026
The last day in our record at or above 659.00 ft, today's full pool.
Bull Shoals Lake full pool level659.00 ft
Full pool changes with the season; this is the operator's target for today. Elevations are feet above sea level (NGVD29).
Where it comes from: USACE CWMS location level "Bull_Shoals_Dam.Elev-Pool.Inst.0.Top of Conservation" (refreshed daily; seasonal where the Corps sets a seasonal pool). Checked 2026-10-24.
Bull Shoals Lake this time last year656.0 ft on Oct 26, 2025
3.1 ft lower than a year ago.
Levels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, read Oct 26, 2:00 PM CDT. Normal and records come from Creek & Lake's stored daily history (14,478 days since 1987); they aren't official unless the operator publishes the same value.