Lakes / Arkansas / Crittenden County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Crittenden County, Arkansas
39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
35.35 degrees N, 90.42 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 Big Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 37 miles from Jonesboro, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beautiful Lake | Crittenden | 1.4 mi | 28 acres |
| Benwood Lake | Crittenden | 7.5 mi | 325 acres |
| Wapanocca Lake | Crittenden | 10 mi | 596 acres |
| Shaver Lake | Cross | 11 mi | 28 acres |
| Barnes Lake | Cross | 11 mi | 115 acres |
| Meneshea Lake | Crittenden | 13 mi | 220 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 39 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 91243613). Verified October 30, 2026.