Lakes / Arkansas / Benton County / Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake, Benton County, Arkansas
28,026 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
36.34 degrees N, 93.94 degrees W - Benton 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 Beaver Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #5 for surface area among the Arkansas lakes counted so far - 28,026 acres.
- The largest lake in Benton County among those counted.
- About 22 miles from Fayetteville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Atalanta | Benton | 8.6 mi | 37 acres |
| Leatherwood Lake | Carroll | 13 mi | 85 acres |
| Lake Brittany | Benton | 17 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Fayetteville | Washington | 17 mi | 172 acres |
| Lake Elmdale | Washington | 18 mi | 147 acres |
| Lake Ann | Benton | 18 mi | 110 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Beaver Lake
How Big Is Beaver Lake?
Beaver Lake covers 28,026 acres in Benton County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Benton County?
Beaver Lake is the largest lake in Benton County, at 28,026 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 79851543). Verified October 30, 2026.