There are at least 2340 named lakes and reservoirs in Arkansas. The following list contains lists of lakes and reservoirs in Arkansas by county.
A lake is a terrain feature (or physical feature), a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature; that is not global). Another definition is a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land. On Earth a body of water is considered a lake when it is inland, not part of the ocean, is larger and deeper than a pond.
A reservoir (etymology from French réservoir a "storehouse ) is an artificial lake used to store water. Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such a brickwork or cast concrete.
Major lakes/reservoirs
List of lakes by county
- List of lakes in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Ashley County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Baxter County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Benton County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Boone County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Bradley County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Calhoun County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Carroll County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Chicot County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Clark County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Clay County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Cleburne County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Cleveland County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Columbia County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Conway County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Craighead County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Crawford County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Crittenden County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Cross County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Dallas County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Desha County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Drew County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Faulkner County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Franklin County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Fulton County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Garland County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Grant County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Greene County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Hot Spring County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Howard County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Independence County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Izard County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Jackson County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Jefferson County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Johnson County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Lafayette County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Lee County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Lincoln County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Little River County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Logan County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Lonoke County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Madison County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Marion County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Miller County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Mississippi County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Monroe County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Montgomery County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Nevada County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Newton County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Ouachita County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Perry County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Phillips County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Pike County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Poinsett County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Polk County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Pope County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Prairie County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Pulaski County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Randolph County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in St. Francis County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Saline County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Scott County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Searcy County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Sebastian County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Sevier County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Sharp County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Stone County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Union County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Van Buren County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Washington County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in White County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Woodruff County, Arkansas
- List of lakes in Yell County, Arkansas
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