Lake Dardanelle lake and shoreline

Lake Dardanelle Water Level

Officially Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)

Arkansas

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Lake Dardanelle

Lake Dardanelle is currently 0.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 337.6 feet.

337.64 ft · Updated 6 hours ago · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

337.64ft

−0.36 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.05 ft

Previous readingOct 6337.68 ft

7-day change

No meaningful change

7-day trend: Rising

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

No meaningful change

23 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
337.64 ft
24h
-0.05 ft
7d
0.00 ft
30d
0.00 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Dardanelle is currently 337.64 ft, 0.36 ft below its full pool. The lake has changed little over the past 7 days and changed little over the past 30 days.

Lake Dardanelle Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.36 ft below full pool

Current level
337.64 ft
Full pool
338 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE

Reference levels

  • Full pool338 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

60.3% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Pope County, AR

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Pope County, AR is Abnormally Dry (D0). 60.3% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

60.3% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 6, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Pope County, AR

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 7, 2026337.63-0.05
Oct 6, 2026337.68-0.06
Oct 5, 2026337.74-0.01
Oct 4, 2026337.75+0.12
Sep 30, 2026337.63+0.01
Sep 29, 2026337.620
Sep 28, 2026337.62+0.01

Common questions about Lake Dardanelle’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Dardanelle is 337.64 ft (updated 6 hours ago). You can track the Lake Dardanelle lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Dardanelle is 338 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 Dardanelle lake level is rising. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Dardanelle is currently 0.36 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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