Lakes / Arkansas / Craighead County / Craighead Forest Lake
Craighead Forest Lake, Arkansas
70 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
35.78 degrees N, 90.70 degrees W - Craighead 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 Craighead Forest Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 53% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- The largest lake in Craighead County among those counted.
- About 4 miles from Jonesboro, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Site 13 Reservoir | Craighead | 4.6 mi | 38 acres |
| Big Creek Site 10 Reservoir | Craighead | 8.7 mi | 42 acres |
| Big Creek Site Seven Reservoir | Craighead | 9.7 mi | 65 acres |
| Big Creek Site 15 Reservoir | Greene | 13 mi | 64 acres |
| Big Creek Site Three Reservoir | Greene | 13 mi | 28 acres |
| Lake Frierson | Greene | 14 mi | 342 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Craighead Forest Lake
How Big Is Craighead Forest Lake?
Craighead Forest Lake covers 70 acres in Craighead County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Craighead County?
Craighead Forest Lake is the largest lake in Craighead County, at 70 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 91242093). Verified October 30, 2026.