Largest lakes & reservoirs in Arkansas by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 37 articles we have published for Arkansas lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Arkansas > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Arkansas, only the 37 Arkansas lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Lake Catherine, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,940 ac | With 1,940 surface acres, Lake Catherine is a relatively small lake, but it has big recreation opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts and anglers alike … |
Lake Georgia Pacific, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,800 ac | The unspoiled beauty of Lake Georgia Pacific, located 10 miles from Crossett, Arkansas is a naturalist retreat. Visitors of Lake Georgia Pacific can e … |
DeQueen Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,680 ac | Also known as Lake DeQueen DeQueen Lake, proud owner of 32 miles of picturesque shoreline, is nestled in Arkansas’s Ouachita Mountains Region. Located in Sevier County on the Ro … |
Cane Creek Lake, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,675 ac | Timber-filled Cane Creek Lake, tucked into southern Arkansas’s aptly-named Timberlands Region, is a 1,675-acre lake beautiful to behold. Wildlife abou … |
Lake Monticello, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,520 ac | Lake Monticello is a rather new lake that was built in 1997. It was originally planned to be a secondary water reservoir for Monticello, Arkansas. Now … |
Gillham Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,370 ac | Gillham Lake is known as “The Bright Spot of the Cossatot” due to its location on the Cossatot River, a challenging white water stream in Arkansas. Th … |
Dierks Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,360 ac | Located on the Saline River, Dierks Lake is easy to access off of Highway 70, and with 1,360 acres of water there is plenty of room for boaters and wa … |
Harris Brake Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,300 ac | The essence of small-town life is vastly different from one community to the next and in the Arkansas River Valley, Harris Brake Lake gives the tiny t … |
Beaverfork Lake, AR (Arkansas, Central Arkansas, US South Region, USA) |
960 ac | Also known as Beaver Fork Lake, Lake Beaverfork Beaverfork Lake is at the gateway of the Ozarks in the Central tourism region of Arkansas. It is a great place to catch a breeze and windsurf or throw … |
Crown Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
645 ac | Set in the rolling Arkansas foothills of the magnificent Ozark Mountains is beautiful Crown Lake (shown as Diamond Lake on the map). The lake is part … |
Lake Windsor, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
220 ac | Lake Windsor is one of seven lakes in the Bella Vista Village in Northwest Arkansas. The Bella Vista lakes are private lakes and only members and thei … |
Lake Omaha, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
139 ac | Also known as Omaha Lake Anyone looking for a lake-focused destination in the middle of the United States would be wise to take more than a passing glance at Lake Omaha. This … |