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Greers Ferry Lake Level & Fishing Report Today

Right now: lake level 454.77 ft, 7.27 ft below normal pool (USACE, 11:00 AM CT, Sun Nov 8).

Updated

Trout fishing below Greers Ferry Dam? Little Red River: generation schedule, river gauge and wading safety →

Current lake level

454.77 ft
7.27 ft below normal pool (462.04 ft, USACE seasonal target)
24-hr change: -0.03 ft · USACE reading 11:00 AM CT, Sun Nov 8

Normal pool is the level the Corps aims to hold the lake at for this time of year. What these terms mean

Water temperature & clarity

🌡️ Surface temperature

64°F surface temp (satellite estimate)Landsat 9, Oct 25 · 14 days old · median of 7,725 open-water pixels, middle half 61–66°F
How this is estimated
  • It's an estimate, not a live reading. It comes from the most recent clear-sky Landsat 8/9 pass in the last 30 days and is hidden once it's more than 21 days old.
  • Landsat's thermal band measures roughly the top millimeter of water (“skin” temperature), which is often slightly cooler than the water a foot down.
  • Thermal pixels are about 100 m, resampled to 30 m. We use only open-water pixels at least about 200 m from shore, with cloud, cloud-shadow, cirrus and snow masked out, and report the median.
  • Landsat covers each lake on clear days only, every 8–16 days.
  • Atmospheric correction adds error. An independent validation of the Landsat Collection 2 product found about ±1.1 K (≈±2°F) RMSE over water (Wang et al., 2021, Int. J. Digital Earth); USGS's own per-pixel uncertainty for these scenes is larger, about 3 K (≈5–6°F).
  • Data: USGS/NASA Landsat Collection 2 Level-2 Surface Temperature (ST_B10, scale 0.00341802, offset 149.0 K), read via Microsoft Planetary Computer.

💧 Clarity

No clarity reading this week (no USGS turbidity gauge here and no guide note on clarity in the AGFC report).

Turbidity readings are on the streams that feed the lake (USGS). Under 5 FNU is generally clear water. Guide observations are quoted from the AGFC weekly report. Release-water temperatures below the dam are on the tailwater page.

This week's lake fishing report (bass, crappie, walleye)

Greers Ferry Lake

No reports.

From the AGFC Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report, 2026-11-05. Quoted as published; AGFC's separate lake and tailwater entries decide which page each part appears on.

🐟 Fish care tip · Bass
Fizz only the right way

If you fizz, learn the technique first. Use the side method with an 18-gauge needle about ½–1 inch behind the tip of the pectoral fin, holding the fish underwater. Don't squeeze the fish. Mouth fizzing is no longer recommended after a Texas study found more internal damage. Weighted fin clips don't cure barotrauma.

Source: B.A.S.S. Keeping Bass Alive, Part 1: The tournament angler's role (PDF); Bassmaster: To fizz or not to fizz · All bass care tips →

Greers Ferry Dam today

Not generating now · 38 cfs (USACE, 11:00 AM CT, Sun Nov 8)

Generation affects the river below the dam more than the lake. Hourly plans, river gauges and wading safety are on the Little Red River page and the dam release schedules.

Official sources for this lake

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