White River level at Norfork
Arkansas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 07057370 — White River near Norfork, AR
Reading taken · as of 33 min ago
Low and clear — wadeable, and fish will be spooky
At 2,680 CFS, this gauge is running 54% of normal for mid-September — below the 4,940 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 23 years of record (2003–2026).
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Flow history at Norfork
Daily values from USGS 07057370, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About White River at Norfork
In Arkansas, below Norfork 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. Bull Shoals and Norfork tailwater; generation decides wade vs boat.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from these reservoirs. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
White River at Norfork — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Norfork 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 Norfork high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 4,940 CFS, from 23 years of record (2003–2026). Today is 54% 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 07057370 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.