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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Greeson, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
7,260 ac | Southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, lies a hidden mountain treasure. Lake Greeson is one of the oldest rese … |
| Lake Hamilton, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
7,200 ac | Located on the southern edge of Hot Springs, Lake Hamilton is a premier vacation destination. This beautiful lake was formed in 1932 with the construc … |
| Lake Erling, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
7,000 ac | Lake Erling was built in 1958 by the International Paper Company when they needed more water for its Springhill, Louisiana plant that is located nearb … |
| Lake Conway, AR (Arkansas, Central Arkansas, US South Region, USA) |
6,700 ac | Lake Conway, located three miles south of the town of Conway in the Central Region of Arkansas, is the largest recreational lake ever constructed by a … |
| Lake Chicot, AR (Arkansas, Delta Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
5,300 ac | In the southeast corner of Arkansas lies a prominent — though under appreciated — natural wonder: North America’s largest ox-bow lake and Arkansas’s … |
| Peckerwood Lake, AR (Arkansas, Delta Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
4,000 ac | Also known as Peckerwood Reservoir Peckerwood Lake is a 4,000-acre private lake in Prairie County, Arkansas. The lake was formed in 1942 by a dam constructed on the Big La Grue Bayou fo … |
| Nimrod Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
3,550 ac | Also known as Lake Nimrod Arkansas’s State Scenic 7 Byway travels from the timberlands in southern Arkansas at the old oil boom town of El Dorado, and ascends through the mount … |
| Lake Columbia, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
2,950 ac | The Timberlands Region of Arkansas is home to Lake Columbia, a 2,950 acre reservoir situated northwest of Magnolia the country seat of Columbia County … |
| Blue Mountain Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
2,900 ac | Also known as Blue Mountain Reservoir Hearing something too soft for his owner to sense, the dog freezes in a classic point, its head and back forming a straight line and every fiber focus … |
| White Oak Lake, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
2,766 ac | Also known as White Oak Reservoir Towering trees frame White Oak Lake, a reservoir located in the Timberlands Tourism Region of Arkansas. Rolling hills provide a scenic backdrop for an … |
| Horseshoe Lake, AR (Arkansas, Delta Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
2,362 ac | Horseshoe Lake is a 2,362-acre lake located six miles east of the town of Hughes in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Horseshoe Lake was once part of the m … |
| Lakes of Hot Springs Village, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,996 ac | Also known as Lake DeSoto, Lake Coronado, Lake Balboa, Lake Cortez, Lake Estrella, Lake Grenada, Lake Isabella, Lake Maria, Lake Pineda, Lake Segova, Lake Sophia In one of the nation’s largest gated communities, the eleven man-made lakes of Hot Springs Village provide scenic recreational lakeside living. Begun … |