Bull Shoals Dam / Catch-&-Release Area
TRANSITIONAL2,712 cfs measured
Fishable from the bank or a boat. Wade only if you know this spot well.
White River below Bull Shoals Dam
2,712 CFS TRANSITIONAL 0.8 units
No wadeable water on the White right now among the spots we can see. Boat or bank day. We have no current reading for 6 other spots.
USACE · 1h 23m ago
Read the schedule as a table
| Hour (CT) | Scheduled cfs |
|---|---|
| 1 PM | 6,773 |
| 2 PM | 11,693 |
| 3 PM | 17,228 |
| 4 PM | 19,073 |
| 5 PM | 20,918 |
| 6 PM | 19,688 |
| 7 PM | 17,843 |
| 8 PM | 11,693 |
| 9 PM | 5,543 |
| 10 PM | 1,054 |
| 11 PM | 1,054 |
The river, end to end
Every spot at its true river mile. Colour is what the water is doing there now; the small figure is how long a release leaving the dam takes to arrive.
Bull Shoals Dam mile 0 White Hole +1h 12m Cotter +4h 06m Roundhouse Shoals +4h 48m Ranchette +8h 30m Calico Rock +15h 36m Guion +8h 06m
Travel times fitted from our own measured gauge history.
Can I fish here right now?
2 transitional1 boat only1 high6 no reading
Calico Rock
HIGH WATER14,300 cfs measured
Too much water to wade. Consider a different spot or a different day.
White Hole
TRANSITIONAL2,712 cfs estimated
Fishable from the bank or a boat. Wade only if you know this spot well.
about 2,712 cfs arriving in ~1h 12m
Guion
BOAT ONLY7,570 cfs estimated
Boat water. Not a wading day here.
about 14,300 cfs arriving in ~8h 06m
Gaston's Resort
NO READINGno current reading
Call the Bull Shoals flow recording at 870-431-5311 before you commit to a spot.
Wildcat Shoals
NO READINGno current reading
Call the Bull Shoals flow recording at 870-431-5311 before you commit to a spot.
Cotter / Big Spring Park
NO READINGno current reading
Call the Bull Shoals flow recording at 870-431-5311 before you commit to a spot.
Roundhouse Shoals
NO READINGno current reading
Call the Bull Shoals flow recording at 870-431-5311 before you commit to a spot.
Rim Shoals
NO READINGno current reading
Call the Bull Shoals flow recording at 870-431-5311 before you commit to a spot.
Ranchette / Buffalo City
NO READINGno current reading
Call the Bull Shoals flow recording at 870-431-5311 before you commit to a spot.
Lake, sky and who to ring
The lake behind the dam
658.22 ft
pool elevation · USACE CWMS · 1h 23m ago
Lake level drives how much they have to move. It is context for the week, not a reading about the water you will stand in.
Weather at the water
78°F
Calico Rock · NWS · out of date
- 9 AM 78° 0 mph 3%
- 10 AM 82° 0 mph 2%
- 11 AM 87° 5 mph 2%
- 12 PM 91° 5 mph 2%
This is the most recent National Weather Service forecast we hold, and it has already run out. Treat it as out of date rather than current.
Ask the dam directly
These are the official recordings. They outrank this page, and on a day when something here looks wrong they are the answer.
- 866-494-1993 the generation schedule
- 870-431-5311 what is running right now
Before you wade
Rising water on the White is life-threatening, and releases can happen that appear on no schedule. Everything on this page is informational only — verify before you commit to a spot.
Schedule hotline 866-494-1993 · Flow recording 870-431-5311
Informational only. Projections change without notice. Verify: SWPA 866-494-1993. Rising water is dangerous.