Lakes / Arkansas / Lafayette County / Mays Lake
Mays Lake, Lafayette County, Arkansas
198 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.43 degrees N, 93.70 degrees W - Lafayette 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 Mays Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 83 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 Cut-off Lake | Lafayette | 2.7 mi | 194 acres |
| Red Lake | Miller | 3.6 mi | 52 acres |
| Cypress City Lake | Miller | 3.7 mi | 153 acres |
| Clear Lake | Hempstead | 4.5 mi | 138 acres |
| Second Old River Lake | Miller | 4.6 mi | 107 acres |
| Moore Lake | Lafayette | 4.6 mi | 112 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Mays Lake
How Big Is Mays Lake?
Mays Lake covers 198 acres in Lafayette County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lafayette County?
Lake Erling is the largest lake in Lafayette County, at 4,389 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 128218065). Verified October 30, 2026.