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Initially a flood control and power generation measure, construction on Bull Shoals Dam began in 1947 by the U.S. Army Corps of
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sites are also available. Picnic areas and pavilions are scattered throughout the park, along with trails through the surrounding woods. A marina contains boating equipment and also rents boats. The visitors' center offers programs, workshops, camps, boating and fishing exhibits and an aquarium.
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the services at its parks in 1975, adding a wastewater treatment plant, restrooms, and campsites to the park. The park roads were also paved. A run down lodge, formerly used as an overnight stay for dam workers, was removed in 1979.
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Bull Shoals Lake is
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Location of Bull Shoals-White River State Park in
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830:State Parks
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719:Caney Creek
686:White River
651:Cache River
518:Hot Springs
446:January 19,
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387:January 19,
300:brown trout
247:White River
179:White River
163:Established
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118:Coordinates
107:Bull Shoals
1166:Categories
1033:Petit Jean
1013:Mount Nebo
848:Cane Creek
676:Pond Creek
666:Logan Cave
661:Holla Bend
656:Felsenthal
536:Fort Smith
351:References
274:Recreation
130:92°34′53″W
127:36°21′30″N
729:East Fork
724:Dry Creek
681:Wapanocca
641:Bald Knob
605:Pea Ridge
171:Named for
1058:Powhatan
1003:Moro Bay
993:Millwood
797:Mulberry
782:Cossatot
734:Flatside
704:Big Lake
671:Overflow
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564:Ouachita
493:Arkansas
322:See also
231:Arkansas
185:Visitors
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103:Location
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501:Federal
312:crappie
308:catfish
257:History
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233:in the
203:Website
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223:Baxter
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