Norfork Dam
Dam in Baxter County, Arkansas · North Fork of The White · forms Norfork Lake
Height
248 ft
76 m (NID height)
Length
2,624 ft
800 m
Completed
1944
Norfork Lake today
552.14 ft
7 days ▼ 0.27 ft
vs full pool
▼ 1.61 ft
Normal storage
31,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Hydroelectric; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 248 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Little Rock District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,983,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 22,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 206 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,806 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 480 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Little Rock District
- Also known as
- Norfork Lake
- NID ID
- AR00159
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 28, 2026. Search NID ID AR00159 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.