Lakes / Arkansas / Lincoln County / McDonald Lake
McDonald Lake, Arkansas
72 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.16 degrees N, 91.72 degrees W - Lincoln 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 McDonald Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 52 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old River Lake | Lincoln | 1.5 mi | 158 acres |
| Pool Three | Jefferson | 2.2 mi | 226 acres |
| Round Lake | Lincoln | 2.6 mi | 80 acres |
| Long Lake | Lincoln | 2.7 mi | 99 acres |
| Sarassa Lake | Lincoln | 4.3 mi | 105 acres |
| Swan Lake | Jefferson | 4.4 mi | 256 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McDonald Lake
How Big Is McDonald Lake?
McDonald Lake covers 72 acres in Lincoln County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lincoln County?
Cane Creek Lake is the largest lake in Lincoln County, at 1,734 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 156232697). Verified October 30, 2026.