Lakes / Arkansas / Calhoun County / Big Johnson Lake
Big Johnson Lake, Arkansas
39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.51 degrees N, 92.71 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 Johnson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 72 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustin Lake | Ouachita | 5.3 mi | 54 acres |
| Webb Lake | Ouachita | 5.9 mi | 31 acres |
| Ben Davis Lake | Ouachita | 8.0 mi | 70 acres |
| Black Lake Slough | Calhoun | 10 mi | 27 acres |
| Big Horseshoe Brake | Calhoun | 10 mi | 48 acres |
| Berg Lake | Ouachita | 11 mi | 35 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Johnson Lake
How Big Is Big Johnson Lake?
Big Johnson Lake covers 39 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 144962462). Verified October 30, 2026.