Lakes / Arkansas / Desha County / Alligator Lake
Alligator Lake, Arkansas
40 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.04 degrees N, 91.10 degrees W - Desha County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Alligator Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 83 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Wall Lake | Desha | 2.9 mi | 52 acres |
| Paradise Bayou | Desha | 3.0 mi | 44 acres |
| Swan Lake | Desha | 3.5 mi | 95 acres |
| East Moon Lake | Desha | 3.7 mi | 106 acres |
| Lower Parish Lake | Desha | 4.3 mi | 96 acres |
| Oxbow Lake | Desha | 4.4 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Alligator Lake
How Big Is Alligator Lake?
Alligator Lake covers 40 acres in Desha County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Desha County?
Kate Adams Lake is the largest lake in Desha County, at 805 acres.
Largest Lakes in Arkansas
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bull Shoals Lake | Marion | 44,979 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Ouachita | Garland | 38,214 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Dardanelle | Johnson | 34,067 acres | - |
| 4 | Greers Ferry Lake | Cleburne | 31,054 acres | - |
| 5 | Beaver Lake | Benton | 28,026 acres | - |
All 623 Arkansas lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 143940602). Verified October 30, 2026.