Lakes / Arkansas / Calhoun County / Big Horseshoe Brake
Big Horseshoe Brake, Arkansas
48 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.42 degrees N, 92.56 degrees W - Calhoun 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 Big Horseshoe Brake Stacks Up
- Larger than 37% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 80 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lake Slough | Calhoun | 0.4 mi | 27 acres |
| Hollingsworth Brake | Calhoun | 1.8 mi | 72 acres |
| Viney Brake | Calhoun | 2.5 mi | 52 acres |
| Tupelo Gum Brake | Calhoun | 3.7 mi | 26 acres |
| Cobeen Brake | Calhoun | 5.3 mi | 56 acres |
| Ben Davis Lake | Ouachita | 5.7 mi | 70 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Horseshoe Brake
How Big Is Big Horseshoe Brake?
Big Horseshoe Brake covers 48 acres in Calhoun County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Calhoun County?
Tri-County Lake is the largest lake in Calhoun County, at 287 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 144962958). Verified October 30, 2026.