Lakes / Arkansas / Desha County / Minnie Anderson Old River
Minnie Anderson Old River, Arkansas
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.90 degrees N, 91.16 degrees W - Desha 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 Minnie Anderson Old River Stacks Up
- Larger than 3% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 87 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith Lake | Arkansas | 4.8 mi | 48 acres |
| Callie Lake | Desha | 5.3 mi | 197 acres |
| Owens Lake | Arkansas | 5.5 mi | 31 acres |
| Lake Cheatham | Desha | 6.3 mi | 81 acres |
| Red Fork Lake | Desha | 7.2 mi | 119 acres |
| Hole in the Wall Lake | Desha | 8.0 mi | 52 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Minnie Anderson Old River
How Big Is Minnie Anderson Old River?
Minnie Anderson Old River covers 26 acres in Desha County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Desha County?
Kate Adams Lake is the largest lake in Desha County, at 805 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 127722104). Verified October 30, 2026.