Beaver Lake

Name: Beaver Lake (Arkansas) water level
Creator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Arkansas · USACE gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 1,112.0–1,126.6 ft; red line: full pool 1,120.4 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

1,112.04FT

Gauge elevation · no % full published

7 days −0.42 ft30 days −1.41 ftvs last year −7.81 ft

Reading for Oct 25, 2026, 20:00 UTC · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:53 UTC
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CWMS Data API)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Looks good

Light wind, dry

Wind5 mph

Rain0%

Temp80°F

Level1,112.0 ft

This AfternoonMostly Cloudy · 80°F
SE 5 mph · rain 0%

TonightMostly Cloudy · 51°F
SE 0 to 5 mph · rain 0%

Lake is 8.4 ft below its conservation pool; some ramps may be out of the water – check with the Corps project office.

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

As of Oct 25, 2026, Beaver Lake stood at 1,112.04 (NGVD29) ft.

That is 8.39 ft below the conservation (full) pool elevation of 1,120.43 ft.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.42 ft), and it is −1.41 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (1,119.85 ft), the lake is 7.81 ft lower.

Readings are the hourly pool elevation the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes for White at Beaver Dam, AR - Platform Collects Pool Elevation, (SWL); changes compare readings at the same hour.

Lake facts

Gauge / station	White at Beaver Dam, AR - Platform Collects Pool Elevation, (SWL)
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	36.4213, -93.8476

Reference levels

Level · source	Elevation	Today vs level
Top of conservation pool (seasonal, for this date) USACE “Top of Conservation”	1,120.43 ft	−8.39 ft
Top of flood-control pool USACE “Top of Flood”	1,130.00 ft	−17.96 ft
Top of inactive pool (minimum) USACE “Top of Inactive”	1,077.00 ft	+35.04 ft
Top of dam USACE “Top of Dam”	1,142.00 ft	−29.96 ft

Only levels the agency publishes, or that we compute directly from its own records, are listed. “Today vs level” = latest reading minus the reference level. A level the source does not publish is left out rather than estimated.

Nearby lakes

Table Rock Lake32 mi E · MO910.57 ft−0.22 ft Lake Taneycomo36 mi E · MO700.84 ft−0.23 ft Bull Shoals Lake71 mi E652.89 ft−0.40 ft Fort Gibson Lake86 mi SW · OK555.11 ft−0.26 ft Tenkiller Ferry Lake88 mi SW · OK624.74 ft−0.23 ft

Common questions

How full is Beaver Lake right now?

The Corps feed we use gives pool elevation, not percent full. On Oct 25, 2026 the lake was at 1,112.04 ft, 8.39 ft below the top of conservation pool (seasonal, for this date) of 1,120.43 ft.

How high can Beaver Lake go before flood storage is full?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lists the top of the flood-control pool at 1,130.00 ft.

What is full pool at Beaver Lake?

The conservation (full) pool elevation published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for this time of year is 1,120.43 ft. The lake is currently 8.39 ft below it.

Is Beaver Lake rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.42 ft and over 30 days −1.41 ft.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from USACE's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' public CWMS Data API (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), which publishes pool elevations and the project's reference levels. Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Hourly pool elevation published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; 7-day, 30-day and year-ago changes compare readings at the same hour. USACE data are provisional and subject to revision. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. See data sources.