Lakes / Arkansas / Sharp County / Lake Cherokee
Lake Cherokee, Arkansas
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
36.30 degrees N, 91.53 degrees W - Sharp 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 Cherokee Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 56 miles from Jonesboro, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sequoyah | Sharp | 0.6 mi | 64 acres |
| Lake Thunderbird | Sharp | 0.9 mi | 242 acres |
| Lake Mirandy | Sharp | 1.9 mi | 26 acres |
| Lake Chanute | Fulton | 2.9 mi | 55 acres |
| Lake Sherwood | Sharp | 3.5 mi | 85 acres |
| Lake Omaha | Fulton | 3.9 mi | 139 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Cherokee
How Big Is Lake Cherokee?
Lake Cherokee covers 27 acres in Sharp County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sharp County?
Lake Thunderbird is the largest lake in Sharp County, at 242 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 140848657). Verified October 30, 2026.