Missouri · USACE Little Rock District

Clearwater Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Clearwater Lake's own seasonal history.

498 500 502
Elevation, feet (NAVD88)

as of August 20, 2026

497.94 ft NAVD88

level Reading is on the high side for mid-August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 07062000) and updates live when you load this page.


Clearwater Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1998–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

500 520 540 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1998–2026 · elevation, feet (NAVD88)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

500 520 540 560 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2008 (wettest on record)
  • 2010 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool not published by the operator
Gauge USGS gauge 07062000 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NAVD88
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Clearwater Lake right now?

Clearwater Lake is at 497.94 ft (NAVD88) as of August 20, 2026 — Reading is on the high side for mid-August.

Is Clearwater Lake full?

USACE Little Rock District doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Clearwater Lake, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Clearwater Lake?

USACE Little Rock District doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Clearwater Lake. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.