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Bull Shoals Lake water level today

653.22 ft above sea level (October 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM). It is 0.78 ft below full pool (654.00 ft). Bull Shoals Lake is falling slowly: down 0.31 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.98 ft over 30 days.

Level now653.22 ft
vs full pool (654.0)−0.78 ft
Past 24 hours−0.07 ft
Past 7 days−0.31 ft
Past 30 days−1.98 ft
vs 1 year ago−3.55 ft

Bull Shoals Lake level over the last 12 months

651655659663666 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 654.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 652.22 ft (February 5, 2026). High: 665.40 ft (June 25, 2026). Swing: 13.18 ft.

Daily Bull Shoals Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026653.22−0.07 ft
Oct 19, 2026653.29+0.03 ft
Oct 18, 2026653.26−0.08 ft
Oct 17, 2026653.34−0.12 ft
Oct 16, 2026653.46−0.07 ft
Oct 15, 2026653.53+0.01 ft
Oct 14, 2026653.52−0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026653.53−0.11 ft
Oct 12, 2026653.64−0.10 ft
Oct 11, 2026653.74−0.04 ft
Oct 10, 2026653.78−0.02 ft
Oct 9, 2026653.80−0.11 ft
Oct 8, 2026653.91−0.06 ft
Oct 7, 2026653.97−0.07 ft
Oct 6, 2026654.04−0.07 ft
Oct 5, 2026654.11−0.16 ft
Oct 4, 2026654.27−0.04 ft
Oct 3, 2026654.31−0.06 ft
Oct 2, 2026654.37+0.02 ft
Oct 1, 2026654.35−0.05 ft
Sep 30, 2026654.40−0.03 ft
Sep 29, 2026654.43−0.09 ft
Sep 28, 2026654.52−0.09 ft
Sep 27, 2026654.61−0.06 ft
Sep 26, 2026654.67−0.07 ft
Sep 25, 2026654.74−0.11 ft
Sep 24, 2026654.85−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 2026654.90−0.08 ft
Sep 22, 2026654.98−0.08 ft
Sep 21, 2026655.06−0.14 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025654.09653.47655.10
Dec 2025654.76654.07655.93
Jan 2026654.68653.02655.99
Feb 2026652.68652.22653.13
Mar 2026655.45652.65656.95
Apr 2026655.27654.98655.77
May 2026656.20655.47659.22
Jun 2026663.00659.30665.40
Jul 2026661.32659.99664.48
Aug 2026658.57657.34659.97
Sep 2026655.76654.40657.25
Oct 2026 *653.77653.22654.37

* partial month or year.

Bull Shoals Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *652.22 Feb 5665.40 Jun 25656.79
2025653.47 Nov 14692.40 Jun 20667.27
2024650.60 Oct 30667.83 Jun 13658.12
2023 *651.55 Dec 18654.90 Oct 15652.72

Bull Shoals Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025656.77 ft−3.55 ft
2024650.98 ft+2.24 ft
2023654.25 ft−1.03 ft

Is Bull Shoals Lake full?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers top of conservation pool for Bull Shoals Lake is 654.00 ft. The lake is 0.78 ft short of that today.

Is Bull Shoals Lake rising or falling?

Bull Shoals Lake is falling slowly: down 0.31 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.98 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.07 ft.

How does Bull Shoals Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 3.55 ft lower. Two years ago on this date it stood at 650.98 ft.

Data source

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE CWMS Data API), gauge Bull_Shoals_Dam-Headwater.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Decodes-rev; readings since Oct 15, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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