600,000 acres of lakes, more than 9,000 miles of flowing streams and
rivers. Along with the Corps of Engineers lakes as well as privately
owned lakes scattered throughout the Natural State are 52 Game and
Fish Commission lakes.
Name |
County |
Acres |
Average
Depth |
|
BULL SHOALS * Shared with
Missouri |
Marion |
45440 |
67.0 |
|
OUACHITA
*** Striped Bass Capital of the world |
Garland |
40100 |
51.0 |
|
DARDANELLE * ***
Most productive bass
fishery in the state |
Pope |
34300 |
14.2 |
GREERS FERRY * ** Holds Walleye and Hybrid
World Record |
Cleburne |
31500 |
60.0 |
|
MILLWOOD *
Black Bass
Paradise |
Little River |
29500 |
5.2 |
|
BEAVER * *** |
Benton |
28200 |
58.0 |
|
NORFORK * *** |
Baxter |
22200 |
57.0 |
|
|
Bradley |
14000 |
7.0 |
|
DEGRAY * ** |
Clark |
13200 |
48.8 |
|
OZARK |
Franklin |
10600 |
14.0 |
|
MAUMELLE |
Pulaski |
8900 |
23.0 |
|
HAMILTON
*** |
Garland |
7300 |
26.0 |
|
GREESON * *** Arkansas's Secret Lake |
Pike |
7200 |
38.7 |
|
ERLING |
Lafayette |
7000 |
7.0 |
|
LAKE CONWAY |
Faulkner |
6700 |
5.0 |
| LAKE CHICOT
Lake
Chicot State Park -
Arkansas's largest natural lake |
Chicot |
4030 |
15.4 |
|
NIMROD *
Excellent For Black Bass and
Crappie |
Yell |
3600 |
8.2 |
|
COLUMBIA |
Columbia |
2950 |
11.0 |
|
BLUE MT * |
Logan |
2900 |
8.6 |
|
LAKE CATHERINE |
Hot Spring |
1940 |
18.0 |
|
LAKE GEORGIA PACIFIC |
Ashley |
1700 |
4.0 |
|
DEQUEEN * ** |
Sevier |
1680 |
21 |
|
CANE CREEK |
Lincoln |
1620 |
6.0 |
|
DIERKS
* |
Howard |
1360 |
22.0 |
|
MONTICELLO
Managed for Trophy Largemouth |
Drew |
1520 |
14 |
| GRAND |
Chicot |
1400 |
7.0 |
|
GILLHAM * |
Howard |
1370 |
21 |
| HARRIS BRAKE |
Perry |
1300 |
6.0 |
| UPPER CHICOT |
Chicot |
1270 |
15.0 |
| WINONA |
Saline |
1240 |
30.0 |
|
HORSESHOE |
Crittended |
1200 |
10.0 |
| BREWER |
Conway |
1165 |
20.0 |
| Upper
WHITE OAK |
Ouachita |
1080 |
8.0 |
| OVERCUP |
Conway |
1025 |
4.0 |
| HINKLE |
Scott |
965 |
15.0 |
| BEAVER FORK |
Faulkner |
900 |
10.0 |
| OLD TOWN |
Phillips |
900 |
3.5 |
|
BOIS D'ARC
pronounced "bow-dark |
Hemstead |
750 |
4.0 |
|
ATKINS |
Pope |
750 |
5.5 |
| LEE CREEK |
Crawford |
634 |
11.0 |
| Lower WHITE OAK
Known for 10lb
Black bass |
Ouachita |
630 |
8.0 |
| BEAR CREEK |
Lee |
625 |
10.0 |
| CHARLES |
Lawrence |
562 |
8.0 |
| SHEPHERD SPGS. |
Crawford |
552 |
31.0 |
| POINSETT |
Ponsiett |
550 |
7.0 |
| SWEPCO |
Benton |
531 |
17.0 |
| CALION |
Union |
510 |
6.0 |
ASHBAUGH
State-record tiger muskies were caught there. This is the
only Arkansas lake where this cross between the northern pike and
muskellunge has been stocked. |
Greene |
500 |
5.0 |
| SEQUOYAH |
Washington |
500 |
8.0 |
| PINE BLUFF |
Jefferson |
500 |
6.0 |
| STORM CREEK |
Phillips |
420 |
7.0 |
| FORT SMITH |
Crwford |
416 |
28.0 |
|
WALLACE |
Drew |
362 |
5.2 |
| DESARC |
Prairie |
350 |
6.0 |
| NOLAN |
Sebastain |
350 |
9.0 |
| GRAMPUS |
Ashley |
334 |
6.0 |
| MALLARD
Arkansas's Black Bass Record Holder |
Mississippi |
300 |
6.0 |
| GREENLEE |
Monroe |
300 |
6.0 |
| COX CREEK |
Grant |
300 |
6.0 |
| HOGUE |
Poinsett |
280 |
4.4 |
| TRI - COUNTY LAKE |
Calhoun |
280 |
7.0 |
| SUGARLOAF |
Sebastain |
250 |
12.0 |
|
BARNETT |
White |
245 |
27.0 |
| PICKTHORNE |
Lonoke |
207 |
5.0 |
| 1ST OLD RIVER |
Miller |
200 |
4.0 |
| ENTERPRISE |
Ashley |
200 |
5.0 |
| WILHELMINA |
Polk |
200 |
10.0 |
| BOBB KIDD |
Washington |
200 |
13.3 |
| FAYETTEVILLE |
Washington |
196 |
15.0 |
| ELMDALE |
Washington |
180 |
8.0 |
| COVE |
Logan |
160 |
10.0 |
| WILSON |
Ashley |
150 |
5.0 |
| BAILEY |
Conway |
124 |
8.0 |
| FRIERSON |
Greene |
114 |
53.6 |
| WEDDINGTON |
Washington |
102 |
16.0 |
| HORSEHEAD |
JOHNSON |
100 |
26.0 |
| SPRING |
YELL |
82 |
23.0 |
| SHORES |
Franklin |
82 |
10.0 |
| CRYSTAL |
Benton |
60 |
12.0 |
| JUNE |
Lafaette |
36 |
20.0 |
BAYOU METO LAKES Halowell Reservoir -
600 acres
CoxCypressLake -150 acres |
Arkansas, Jefferson |
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