White River level at Beaver Dam
Arkansas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 07049698 — White River near Busch, AR
Reading taken · as of 18 min ago
About normal for the date
At 6.88 ft, this gauge is running 107% of normal for mid-September — close to the 6.4 ft median USGS has recorded for this date across 6 years of record (2020–2026).
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Flow history at Beaver Dam
Daily values from USGS 07049698, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About White River at Beaver Dam
In Arkansas, below Beaver Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Beaver Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
White River at Beaver Dam — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Beaver Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is White River at Beaver Dam high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median gage height for mid-September here is 6.4 ft, from 6 years of record (2020–2026). Today is 107% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 07049698 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.