Lakes / Arkansas / Franklin County / Darby Lake
Darby Lake, Arkansas
141 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
35.26 degrees N, 94.03 degrees W - Franklin 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 Darby Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 71% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 22 miles from Fort Smith, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Lake | Franklin | 1.6 mi | 68 acres |
| Engineer Lake | Sebastian | 4.9 mi | 38 acres |
| Lake Number Twentyfour | Franklin | 5.8 mi | 27 acres |
| Williams Lake | Logan | 6.4 mi | 48 acres |
| Parker Lake | Logan | 7.6 mi | 38 acres |
| Booneville Lake | Sebastian | 8.1 mi | 289 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Darby Lake
How Big Is Darby Lake?
Darby Lake covers 141 acres in Franklin County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Franklin County?
Ozark Lake is the largest lake in Franklin County, at 9,421 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 68514087). Verified October 30, 2026.