Lakes / Arkansas / Clark County / Lake Barksdale
Lake Barksdale, Arkansas
30 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.24 degrees N, 93.37 degrees W - Clark 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 Lake Barksdale Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 26 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Gray Lake | Clark | 9.6 mi | 11,530 acres |
| Boswell Lake | Clark | 14 mi | 37 acres |
| Lake Greeson | Pike | 21 mi | 7,090 acres |
| Lake Hamilton | Garland | 21 mi | 6,673 acres |
| Deceiper Lake | Clark | 24 mi | 31 acres |
| Gurdon Pond One | Clark | 25 mi | 47 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Barksdale
How Big Is Lake Barksdale?
Lake Barksdale covers 30 acres in Clark County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Clark County?
De Gray Lake is the largest lake in Clark County, at 11,530 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 64937155). Verified October 30, 2026.