Lakes / Arkansas / Crittenden County / Porter Lake
Porter Lake, Crittenden County, Arkansas
478 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.88 degrees N, 90.34 degrees W - Crittenden 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 Porter Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 69 miles from Jonesboro, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushy Lake | Crittenden | 1.0 mi | 87 acres |
| Goose Lake | Crittenden | 1.5 mi | 55 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Crittenden | 2.8 mi | 2,387 acres |
| Lake Deloche | Crittenden | 3.7 mi | 65 acres |
| Goose Lake | Lee | 4.9 mi | 73 acres |
| Midway Lake | Lee | 8.0 mi | 1,289 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Porter Lake
How Big Is Porter Lake?
Porter Lake covers 478 acres in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Crittenden County?
Horseshoe Lake is the largest lake in Crittenden County, at 2,387 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 91246135). Verified October 30, 2026.