Lakes / Arkansas / Jefferson County / Yellow Lake
Yellow Lake, Arkansas
228 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arkansas
34.32 degrees N, 92.07 degrees W - Jefferson 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 Yellow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 623 lakes counted in Arkansas.
- About 32 miles from Little Rock, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulley Lake | Jefferson | 1.7 mi | 32 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Jefferson | 6.3 mi | 128 acres |
| Lake Pine Bluff | Jefferson | 6.4 mi | 467 acres |
| Surge Pond | Jefferson | 7.5 mi | 59 acres |
| Old River Lake | Jefferson | 7.6 mi | 88 acres |
| Clean Water Holding Pond | Jefferson | 7.6 mi | 31 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Yellow Lake
How Big Is Yellow Lake?
Yellow Lake covers 228 acres in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Jefferson County?
Wild Cat Crossing is the largest lake in Jefferson County, at 1,303 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 60999513). Verified October 30, 2026.