The Overall Picture:

As of Monday, 13 July, the lake continues falling as USACE maintained open gates to release over last weekend. Millwood has dropped a little over 10 feet since last week, and is now approx 9 feet above normal conservation pool, and dropping.

Officially, the USACE has closed the lake to boating and navigation with all USACE boat ramps and campgrounds flooded and closed. With the gates at the dam open to approx 44,443 cfs today, the lake will most likely continue falling again this week, with hopefully no additional rainfall.

Water remains inside parking lots, most all campgrounds, and the Millwood State Park as well as other USACE campgrounds and boat ramps are flooded and closed. There is much increased current of Little River this week compared to last week with the gates releasing over 44,000 CFS Monday. Water temps stable over the past week.

Navigation is considered off limits, and closed to navigation and recreational boating by the USACE and The Little River County. Little River County Judge released press statements that closed Jack's Aisle and Yarborough to boating traffic. Little River County Judge states that boaters going out on the lake will be fined if emergency or rescue operations are called upon. Navigation on Millwood or Little River with these conditions is discouraged by authorities. USACE must inspect all the boat ramps for damage, replace river bouy markers, and conduct other repairs before navigation can be fully restored.


Surface temps as of Monday, are ranging approx 85ºF early to 90ºF range, depending on location, wind, and sun.

Lake level is currently is 269.09 ft-msl, falling aprox 10 feet since last week, yet remains approx 9 feet above normal. Normal consv. pool is 259.20 feet. Discharge rate just over 44,400 CFS as of Monday. Tailwater level unavailable on Monday, also continues to fall below Millwood Dam with the increase in release of lake water. Beards Lake and campground which was also closed by the USACE for public safety over the past couple weeks, remains closed, however the water is receding from those areas rapidly. Millwood State Park and all USACE campgrounds remain closed until further notice and water recedes. Current estimates for Millwood to return to near normal lake level are just that, estimates only at this point, and updated predictions are for the next week to 10 days, provided no additional incoming water accrues. USACE must inspect all the boat ramps for damage, replace river buoys markers, and conduct other repairs before navigation can be fully restored.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission released another 113,460 Florida Bass into Millwood during month of May. With all this high water for over a month, those fingerlings should have an excellent chance at improving their odds of survival and beating average mortality rates with so much brush and grass and bushes to hide in and eat from, during that critical 1-3 month time frame on their own in the wild. This release of Florida Bass should also have a tremendous positive effect on the juvenile population in just 1-3 years with a huge baby boomer population explosion under these excellent release conditions!

The Details:

Lake is considered off limits by USACE and Little River County officials. Millwood Lake is officially closed to navigation and boating recreation until further notice by these authorities.


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Lake is considered off limits by USACE and Little River County officials. Millwood Lake is officially closed to navigation and boating recreation until further notice by these authorities.

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'Til next week, boat safely, be courteous, wear your life jacket, kill switch, wherever you decide to fish this week.......