Lakes / Arkansas / Washington County / Lake Fayetteville
Lake Fayetteville, Arkansas
172 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
36.14 degrees N, 94.13 degrees W - Washington 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 Fayetteville Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 5 miles from Fayetteville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elmdale | Washington | 6.1 mi | 147 acres |
| Lake Sequoyah | Washington | 7.0 mi | 425 acres |
| Lake Wilson | Washington | 9.6 mi | 29 acres |
| Lake Weddington | Washington | 14 mi | 86 acres |
| Lake Atalanta | Benton | 14 mi | 37 acres |
| Budd Kidd Lake | Washington | 17 mi | 193 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Fayetteville
How Big Is Lake Fayetteville?
Lake Fayetteville covers 172 acres in Washington County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Washington County?
Lake Sequoyah is the largest lake in Washington County, at 425 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 64311798). Verified October 30, 2026.