Lakes / Arkansas / Union County / Shaw Brake
Shaw Brake, Arkansas
60 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
33.34 degrees N, 92.61 degrees W - Union 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 Shaw Brake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 84 miles from Hot Springs, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Lake | Union | 3.2 mi | 25 acres |
| Tupelo Gum Brake | Calhoun | 3.7 mi | 26 acres |
| Calion Lake | Union | 4.4 mi | 495 acres |
| Viney Brake | Calhoun | 4.6 mi | 52 acres |
| Mud Lake | Calhoun | 4.9 mi | 31 acres |
| Ben Davis Lake | Ouachita | 4.9 mi | 70 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shaw Brake
How Big Is Shaw Brake?
Shaw Brake covers 60 acres in Union County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Union County?
Grand Marais is the largest lake in Union County, at 610 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 144964042). Verified October 30, 2026.