What is Bull Shoals Lake?
[[File:Bull Shoals.jpg|thumb|right|300px|{{center|Bull Shoals Lake}}]] '''Bull Shoals Lake''' is an [[artificial]] [[lake]] or [[reservoir]]. It is in the [[Ozark Mountains]] of northern [[Arkansas]] and southern [[Missouri]]. Bull Shoals has hundreds of miles of lake arms and [[cove]]s. This makes it good for [[boating]], [[water sports]], [[swimming]], and [[fishing]]. Nineteen developed [[park]]s around the [[shore]]line. These provide [[Camping|campgrounds]], [[Slipway|boat launches]], swim areas, and [[:wikt:marina|marinas]]. == History == [[File:AP BullShoalsDam byKTrimble 04-17-2010.jpg|thumb|left|{{center|Bull Shoals Dam}}]] [[Bull Shoals Dam]] was created to impound (hold water in a reservoir) the [[White River (Arkansas)|White River]]. Bull Shoals has one of the largest concrete [[dam]]s in the United States. It was the 5th largest [[dam]] in the [[world]] when the [[project]] was started.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/bullshoals/damandlake.htm |title=Bull Shoals Lake - Dam and Lake Info |access-date=2014-05-17 |archive-date=2009-07-24 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090724215752/http%3A//www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/bullshoals/damandlake.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Work on the dam began in 1947 and was completed in 1951. In 1952 it was dedicated by President [[Harry S. Truman]]<ref>Timothy Paul Donovan; Willard B. Gatewood; Jeannie M. Whayne ''Governors of Arkansas'' (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1988), p. 209</ref> At least seven small family [[Cemetery|cemeteries]] and 20 larger cemeteries were carefully moved to make room for the new lake.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/cemetery/relocatedcemeteries.html]{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> == Hydrology == Bull Shoals Lake is the last reservoir on the White River before it enters the [[Mississippi River]]. The other three are [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]], [[Table Rock Lake]] and [[Lake Taneycomo]]. Bull Shoals lake is controlled