Lakes / Arkansas / Crittenden County / Benwood Lake
Benwood Lake, Arkansas
325 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
35.29 degrees N, 90.31 degrees W - Crittenden 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 Benwood Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 44 miles from Jonesboro, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapanocca Lake | Crittenden | 5.4 mi | 596 acres |
| Big Lake | Crittenden | 7.5 mi | 39 acres |
| Beautiful Lake | Crittenden | 8.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Danner Lake | Crittenden | 9.0 mi | 65 acres |
| Meneshea Lake | Crittenden | 11 mi | 220 acres |
| McCarter Lake | Crittenden | 11 mi | 49 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Benwood Lake
How Big Is Benwood Lake?
Benwood Lake covers 325 acres in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Crittenden County?
Horseshoe Lake is the largest lake in Crittenden County, at 2,387 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 91243757). Verified October 30, 2026.