Lakes / Arkansas / Poinsett County / Lake Poinsett
Lake Poinsett, Arkansas
338 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
35.53 degrees N, 90.68 degrees W - Poinsett 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 Poinsett Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- The largest lake in Poinsett County among those counted.
- About 22 miles from Jonesboro, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poinsett Watershed Site 101 Reservoir | Poinsett | 4.2 mi | 55 acres |
| Lake Hogue | Poinsett | 17 mi | 237 acres |
| Craighead Forest Lake | Craighead | 17 mi | 70 acres |
| Barnes Lake | Cross | 18 mi | 115 acres |
| Beautiful Lake | Crittenden | 18 mi | 28 acres |
| O K Lake | Poinsett | 18 mi | 59 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Poinsett
How Big Is Lake Poinsett?
Lake Poinsett covers 338 acres in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Poinsett County?
Lake Poinsett is the largest lake in Poinsett County, at 338 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 91243081). Verified October 30, 2026.