Lakes / Arkansas / Prairie County / Catfish Lake
Catfish Lake, Arkansas
35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.76 degrees N, 91.46 degrees W - Prairie 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 Catfish Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 21% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 47 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frakers Reservoir | Prairie | 1.6 mi | 54 acres |
| Argo Reservoir | Prairie | 2.5 mi | 25 acres |
| Peppers Lake | Prairie | 2.7 mi | 56 acres |
| Upshaw Lake | Prairie | 3.1 mi | 51 acres |
| Miller Lake | Prairie | 3.9 mi | 42 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Prairie | 4.0 mi | 55 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Catfish Lake
How Big Is Catfish Lake?
Catfish Lake covers 35 acres in Prairie County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Prairie County?
Peckerwood Lake is the largest lake in Prairie County, at 2,311 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 114197859). Verified October 30, 2026.