Lakes / Arkansas / Phillips County / Lake Bayou
Lake Bayou, Arkansas
189 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.22 degrees N, 91.05 degrees W - Phillips 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 Bayou Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 79 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escronges Lake | Arkansas | 1.6 mi | 56 acres |
| Lower White Lake | Arkansas | 3.4 mi | 37 acres |
| Columbus Lake | Arkansas | 3.9 mi | 25 acres |
| H Lake | Arkansas | 4.2 mi | 62 acres |
| Prairie Lake | Arkansas | 4.7 mi | 56 acres |
| Long Lake | Arkansas | 5.1 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Bayou
How Big Is Lake Bayou?
Lake Bayou covers 189 acres in Phillips County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Phillips County?
Old Town Lake is the largest lake in Phillips County, at 1,416 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 143940290). Verified October 30, 2026.