Arkansas River level stabilizing?

As you can see above from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ website, Lake Dardanelle’s water level stabilized overnight after dropping steadily yesterday.

Unlike an impoundment formed by a big hydropower dam, Dardanelle is part of the Arkansas River navigation system, a series of locks-and-dams that stretches from the Mississippi River through Arkansas and into Oklahoma. In this type of system, those changes of 1/100th of an inch are significant. For instance, during tournament hours yesterday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the lake level dropped from 337.48 feet above sea level to 337.35. That’s a mere .13, but it’s a trend that has a major impact on the fish, drawing them toward the main river channel.

The water level has been relatively unchanged since late last night. It will be interesting to note how that affects the way these anglers caught bass on Day 1 and how they’ll catch them today.