Lakes / Arkansas / Lonoke County / Peterson Lake
Peterson Lake, Arkansas
166 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.64 degrees N, 91.68 degrees W - Lonoke 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 Peterson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 36 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Island Flat | Lonoke | 1.4 mi | 48 acres |
| Belcher Lake | Lonoke | 2.5 mi | 25 acres |
| Joe Uhiren Reservoir | Prairie | 3.7 mi | 25 acres |
| Parker Lake | Lonoke | 4.5 mi | 30 acres |
| Thomas Reservoir Number 2 | Prairie | 5.5 mi | 649 acres |
| Buffalo Slough | Lonoke | 6.3 mi | 79 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Peterson Lake
How Big Is Peterson Lake?
Peterson Lake covers 166 acres in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lonoke County?
Pickthorne Lake is the largest lake in Lonoke County, at 326 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 127754034). Verified October 30, 2026.