Lakes / Arkansas / Hempstead County / Clear Lake
Clear Lake, Hempstead County, Arkansas
138 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.49 degrees N, 93.71 degrees W - Hempstead 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 Clear Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 71% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 79 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nineteen hundred and sixteen Cut-off | Hempstead | 1.2 mi | 25 acres |
| Lower Red Lake | Hempstead | 1.5 mi | 78 acres |
| 1927 Cut-off Lake | Lafayette | 1.8 mi | 194 acres |
| Second Old River Lake | Miller | 2.7 mi | 107 acres |
| Nineteen hundred and forty Cut-off Lake | Hempstead | 3.0 mi | 57 acres |
| Red Lake | Miller | 3.3 mi | 52 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Clear Lake
How Big Is Clear Lake?
Clear Lake covers 138 acres in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hempstead County?
Bois d'Arc Lake is the largest lake in Hempstead County, at 642 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 128217734). Verified October 30, 2026.