Lakes / Arkansas / Little River County / Bear Lake
Bear Lake, Arkansas
59 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.58 degrees N, 93.96 degrees W - Little River 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 Bear Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 82 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobe Lake | Miller | 4.4 mi | 35 acres |
| First Lake | Little River | 4.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Winham Lake | Miller | 4.8 mi | 62 acres |
| Pleasant Lake | Little River | 5.3 mi | 53 acres |
| Adams Cut-off Lake | Miller | 5.7 mi | 77 acres |
| Mill Lake | Little River | 5.9 mi | 50 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bear Lake
How Big Is Bear Lake?
Bear Lake covers 59 acres in Little River County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Little River County?
Nacoosa Paper Retention Pond is the largest lake in Little River County, at 478 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 66163315). Verified October 30, 2026.