Lakes / Arkansas / Desha County / Red Fork Lake
Red Fork Lake, Arkansas
119 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.95 degrees N, 91.28 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 Red Fork Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 80 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belcoe Lake | Desha | 1.6 mi | 167 acres |
| Lake Dumond | Arkansas | 2.5 mi | 39 acres |
| Blue Hole | Desha | 3.1 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Lenox | Desha | 6.1 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Lenox | Desha | 6.3 mi | 36 acres |
| Owens Lake | Arkansas | 6.5 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Red Fork Lake
How Big Is Red Fork Lake?
Red Fork Lake covers 119 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 127722027). Verified October 30, 2026.