Lakes / Arkansas / Howard County / Gillham Lake
Gillham Lake, Arkansas
1,157 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.23 degrees N, 94.23 degrees W - Howard 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 Gillham Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 95% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- The largest lake in Howard County among those counted.
- About 70 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dierks Lake | Howard | 15 mi | 30 acres |
| City of Mena Sewage Logoon | Polk | 23 mi | 32 acres |
| Berks Slough | Sevier | 23 mi | 25 acres |
| Briar Plant Lake One | Howard | 25 mi | 53 acres |
| Mena Lake | Polk | 25 mi | 74 acres |
| Ward Lake | Polk | 26 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{2B0E3504-D6DF-4C31-8F6C-6FC83A3ACE48}
CountyHoward
Lake TypeReservoir
Coordinates34.2271, -94.2300
Questions About Gillham Lake
How Big Is Gillham Lake?
Gillham Lake covers 1,157 acres in Howard County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Howard County?
Gillham Lake is the largest lake in Howard County, at 1,157 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 {2B0E3504-D6DF-4C31-8F6C-6FC83A3ACE48}). Verified October 30, 2026.