Lakes / Arkansas / Monroe County / Waters Bayou
Waters Bayou, Arkansas
407 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.37 degrees N, 91.07 degrees W - Monroe 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 Waters Bayou Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- The largest lake in Monroe County among those counted.
- About 74 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Lake | Monroe | 1.0 mi | 105 acres |
| Sandy Slough | Monroe | 1.9 mi | 73 acres |
| Big Horseshoe Lake | Arkansas | 4.2 mi | 38 acres |
| Southern Lake | Arkansas | 5.9 mi | 47 acres |
| Big White Lake | Arkansas | 6.3 mi | 27 acres |
| Crockett Lake | Arkansas | 7.5 mi | 36 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Waters Bayou
How Big Is Waters Bayou?
Waters Bayou covers 407 acres in Monroe County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Monroe County?
Waters Bayou is the largest lake in Monroe County, at 407 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 143939455). Verified October 30, 2026.