Lakes / Arkansas / Marion County / Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas
44,979 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
36.47 degrees N, 92.76 degrees W - Marion 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 Bull Shoals Lake Stacks Up
- The largest lake counted in Arkansas by surface area - 44,979 acres.
- About 83 miles from Fayetteville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfork Lake | Baxter | 30 mi | 18,811 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 120032533). Verified October 30, 2026.