Your Complete Resource for Current Beaver Lake Fishing Conditions
The Beaver Lake Fishing Intelligence Center was created to provide anglers with the most accurate, up-to-date fishing information available for Beaver Lake. Instead of relying on scattered reports, outdated forum posts, or rumors at the boat ramp, this page brings everything together in one place.
Whether you’re chasing walleye, bass, crappie, catfish, white bass, or panfish, our goal is to help you spend less time searching and more time catching fish.
Current Conditions
Live Beaver Lake Radar
Beaver lake Fishing Dashboard
Current lake elevation and dam release information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Lake elevation
1117.60 ft
Beaver Lake pool elevation
24-hour change
-0.11 ft
Movement during the past day
Total outflow
20 cfs
Turbine plus spillway release
Generation / release
Not generating
0 MWh
Conservation pool
1121.40 ft
Current seasonal pool
Tailwater elevation
916.51 ft
Below Beaver Dam
Corps report time: Aug 19, 2026 3:00 PM CDT. Automatically refreshed every 30 minutes.
Automated Outlook: Fair
Generic Beaver Lake fishing potential based on weather and Corps conditions
66/100
Fair overall conditions. Moderate wind should add surface movement; lake level is relatively stable.
Walleye
Fair · 66
Fair · 66
Bass
Fair · 64
Fair · 64
Crappie
Fair · 66
Fair · 66
Catfish
Fair · 66
Fair · 66
White Bass
Good · 71
Good · 71
Forecast
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind
10 mph SW
Rain chance
17%
Moon
First Quarter · 39%
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Morning window
6:06 AM–8:36 AM
Evening window
6:01 PM–8:31 PM
Important: This is a generic computer-generated outlook, not a live catch report.
Automated Estimate
Beaver Lake estimated surface-temperature map
86.8°
Cooling
Schematic map — locations are approximate and the drawing is not navigational.
Beaver Dam
84.8°F
83–87° expected range · Deep lower-lake water
Prairie Creek
85.7°F
84–88° expected range · Lower-lake basin
Rocky Branch
86.2°F
84–88° expected range · Lower-to-mid lake
Lost Bridge
86.7°F
85–89° expected range · Mid-lake transition
Starkey
87°F
85–89° expected range · Protected creek arm
Indian Creek
87.4°F
85–89° expected range · Shallower creek arm
War Eagle
88.1°F
86–90° expected range · Upper river influence
Upper White River
88.4°F
86–90° expected range · Shallow inflow area
Measured tailwater release temperature: 51.6°F from USGS 07049691. This is deep release water below Beaver Dam, not the lake surface.
Confidence: Moderate. Estimated surface temperatures use season, current weather, forecast trend, and lake-zone characteristics. They are not buoy or sonar readings. Updated Aug 19, 2026 10:37 AM CDT. Always verify with boat electronics before making fishing or safety decisions.
Interactive Tool
Estimate lure running depth from lure type, speed, line, and line out
— ft
Enter your setup to calculate.
Estimate only: Actual depth changes with lure tuning, current, rod angle, turns, line diameter, hooks, leader, and boat speed. Use this to get close, then verify with sonar, bottom contact, or your own calibrated dive chart.
Seven-Day Lake Elevation Trend
Seven-Day Total Outflow Trend
Seven-Day Power Generation Trend