Lakes / Arkansas / Prairie County / Lake Des Arc
Lake Des Arc, Arkansas
294 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
35.02 degrees N, 91.51 degrees W - Prairie 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 Des Arc Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 48 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Lake | Prairie | 1.6 mi | 77 acres |
| Spring Lake | Prairie | 5.6 mi | 148 acres |
| Round Lake | Prairie | 6.0 mi | 35 acres |
| Clear Lake | Prairie | 6.1 mi | 29 acres |
| Straight Lake | Prairie | 6.5 mi | 36 acres |
| Horn Lake | Prairie | 6.5 mi | 116 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Des Arc
How Big Is Lake Des Arc?
Lake Des Arc covers 294 acres in Prairie County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Prairie County?
Peckerwood Lake is the largest lake in Prairie County, at 2,311 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 114192163). Verified October 30, 2026.