Lake Catherine lake and shoreline

Lake Catherine Water Level

Officially Lake Catherine (Ouachita River)

Arkansas

Make Home Lake
Favorite

Share current lake level

Share Lake Catherine's current conditions.

Lake Catherine

Lake Catherine is currently 0.1 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 304.1 feet.

304.12 ft · Updated 48 minutes ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

304.12ft

+0.12 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.02 ft

Previous readingSep 22304.06 ft

7-day change

Up 0.01 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.02 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

Share feedback or correction

Keep up with Lake Catherine

Know when the lake changes.

Save Lake Catherine and get your own lake dashboard with water levels, weather, fishing conditions, events and alerts.

  • Lake Alerts

    Know when important lake conditions change.

  • Fishing Outlook

    See fishing conditions and the best days ahead.

  • Dock Talk

    Ask questions and hear from people around the lake.

Follow Lake Catherine — Free
  • No credit card
  • Personalized to Lake Catherine
  • Set the alerts you actually want

Water Level History

Current
304.12 ft
24h
+0.02 ft
7d
+0.01 ft
30d
-0.02 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

Want to know when this changes?

Follow Lake Catherine and Lake Insights can keep you updated on meaningful water-level changes.

Follow Lake Catherine — Free

Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Lake Catherine is currently 304.12 ft, 0.12 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 0.01 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.02 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Catherine Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.12 ft above full pool

Current level
304.12 ft
Full pool
304 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USGS

Reference levels

  • Full pool304 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Hot Spring County, AR

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Hot Spring County, AR

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 23, 2026304.08+0.02
Sep 22, 2026304.06+0.06
Sep 21, 2026304+0.03
Sep 20, 2026303.97-0.1
Sep 19, 2026304.07-0.13
Sep 18, 2026304.2+0.06
Sep 17, 2026304.14+0.07

Common questions about Lake Catherine’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Catherine is 304.12 ft (updated 48 minutes ago). You can track the Lake Catherine lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Catherine is 304 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Catherine lake level is rising. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Catherine is currently 0.12 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

Privacy preferences

Ads and analytics are not optional. You can still choose optional functional cookies. Essential cookies stay on so the site works.

  • Essential

    Required for sign-in, security, and core site features. These cannot be turned off because the service would not work without them.

  • Functional & preferences

    Remembers optional choices such as display preferences beyond what essential cookies require. Most preference storage today is essential for signed-in features.