DeGray Lake water level: DeGray 
8.4 ft low
DeGray Lake is 8.4 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Degray Lake gauge read 399.62 ft at 8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.
How DeGray stands today
In early November DeGray normally sits near 398.68 ft, 9.3 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.
- 399.62 Feet above sea level8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026, NGVD29 datum.
- −8.38 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 408.00 ft.
- +0.94 Feet from normal for Nov 4Median of 1998–2025 is 398.68 ft. Today ranks in the 68th percentile.
- −1.11 Feet from a year ago400.73 ft on November 4, 2025.
- −1.44 Feet over 30 days−0.14 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
The shaded band is where DeGray usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 1998 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.
- Past 12 months
- The 12 months before
- Normal range (middle 80% of years)
- Median
- Full pool
Monthly average since 2006
Readings for the last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | 399.62 | 398.68 |
| November 3, 2026 | 399.59 | 398.57 |
| November 2, 2026 | 399.56 | 398.43 |
| November 1, 2026 | 399.56 | 398.34 |
| October 31, 2026 | 399.57 | 398.28 |
| October 30, 2026 | 399.57 | 398.22 |
| October 29, 2026 | 399.66 | 398.24 |
| October 28, 2026 | 399.76 | 398.25 |
| October 27, 2026 | 399.78 | 398.27 |
| October 26, 2026 | 399.80 | 398.30 |
| October 25, 2026 | 399.81 | 398.33 |
| October 24, 2026 | 399.82 | 398.37 |
| October 23, 2026 | 399.83 | 398.43 |
| October 22, 2026 | 399.92 | 398.50 |
| October 21, 2026 | 400.02 | 398.59 |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 400.06 | 398.64 |
| October 19, 2026 | 400.08 | 398.65 |
| October 18, 2026 | 400.10 | 398.66 |
| October 17, 2026 | 400.12 | 398.69 |
| October 16, 2026 | 400.16 | 398.60 |
| October 15, 2026 | 400.24 | 398.54 |
| October 14, 2026 | 400.40 | 398.48 |
| October 13, 2026 | 400.57 | 398.51 |
| October 12, 2026 | 400.69 | 398.47 |
| October 11, 2026 | 400.73 | 398.40 |
| October 10, 2026 | 400.74 | 398.38 |
| October 9, 2026 | 400.75 | 398.35 |
| October 8, 2026 | 400.84 | 398.34 |
| October 7, 2026 | 400.94 | 398.38 |
| October 6, 2026 | 401.03 | 398.42 |
Is the water above your dock?
Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 398.63 | 404.17 | 407.84 | — |
| February | 399.97 | 404.41 | 409.31 | — |
| March | 403.45 | 406.73 | 409.70 | — |
| April | 405.35 | 407.45 | 408.67 | — |
| May | 406.03 | 407.43 | 409.44 | — |
| June | 405.97 | 406.93 | 407.99 | — |
| July | 403.11 | 405.10 | 406.58 | — |
| August | 400.15 | 402.16 | 404.62 | — |
| September | 397.93 | 400.01 | 403.83 | — |
| October | 397.41 | 398.39 | 400.94 | — |
| November | 396.79 | 398.63 | 402.75 | — |
| December | 396.63 | 401.12 | 404.76 | — |
Other Arkansas lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Greeson | 532.98 | 15.0 ft below |
| Nimrod Lake | 341.70 | At pool |
| Beaver Lake | 1,111.64 | 75.0% full |
 Lake Dardanelle | 337.72 | At pool |
 Lake Ouachita | 568.71 | 9.3 ft below |
 Table Rock Lake | 910.52 | 78.3% full |
| Millwood Lake | 259.31 | 102.0% full |
 Greers Ferry Lake | 454.85 | 70.5% full |
| Bull Shoals Lake | 652.69 | 6.3 ft below |
| Norfork Lake | 552.18 | 1.6 ft below |
DeGray questions
What is full pool at DeGray Lake?
Full pool at DeGray Lake is 408.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”
Is DeGray Lake full right now?
No. It is 8.4 ft below full pool. In early November DeGray normally sits near 398.68 ft, 9.3 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.
Is DeGray Lake lower than normal for early November?
No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1998–2025 is 398.68 ft, and today's 399.62 ft is +0.94 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 395.63 and 403.77 ft.
How does DeGray Lake compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 400.73 ft. It is 1.11 ft lower now.
What are the highest and lowest levels since 1998?
In the daily record we hold, which starts in 1998, the highest daily level was 422.76 ft on March 4, 2018 and the lowest was 393.50 ft on January 31, 2011.
How often is this page updated?
We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.