The State of Arkansas's Lakes 2026

Cleanest lakes in Arkansas

Highest combined water-quality score, 2026.

1. 1.ABeaver Lake — Carroll County20.3 ft clarity · 5 µg/L P · 1 µg/L chl-a
2. 2.ALake Winona — Saline County7.2 ft clarity · 11 µg/L P · 2 µg/L chl-a
3. 3.CBeaver Lake — Benton County4.6 ft clarity · 23 µg/L P · 9 µg/L chl-a
4. 4.CCrown Lake — Izard County20 µg/L P · 2 µg/L chl-a
5. 5.CDriver Creek Lake — Van Buren County27 µg/L P · 13 µg/L chl-a
6. 6.CLake Leatherwood — Carroll County26 µg/L P · 3 µg/L chl-a
7. 7.DBobb Kidd Lake — Washington County43 µg/L P · 23 µg/L chl-a
8. 8.DLake Wilson — Washington County20 µg/L P · 7 µg/L chl-a
9. 9.DHorsehead Lake — Johnson County30 µg/L P · 14 µg/L chl-a
10. 10.DLee Creek Lake — Crawford County30 µg/L P · 10 µg/L chl-a

Most-polluted lakes

Lowest combined water-quality score among monitored lakes.

1. 1.FLake Beulah — Desha County1.0 ft clarity · 300 µg/L P · 69 µg/L chl-a
2. 2.FDesoto Lake — Phillips County1.6 ft clarity · 75 µg/L P · 44 µg/L chl-a
3. 3.FTunica Cutoff Lake — Lee County1.6 ft clarity · 150 µg/L P · 56 µg/L chl-a
4. 4.FLake Charles — Lawrence County70 µg/L P · 41 µg/L chl-a
5. 5.FLake Erling — Lafayette County50 µg/L P · 49 µg/L chl-a
6. 6.FBois D Arc Lake — Hempstead County200 µg/L P · 137 µg/L chl-a
7. 7.DBobb Kidd Lake — Washington County43 µg/L P · 23 µg/L chl-a
8. 8.DLake Wilson — Washington County20 µg/L P · 7 µg/L chl-a
9. 9.DHorsehead Lake — Johnson County30 µg/L P · 14 µg/L chl-a
10. 10.DLee Creek Lake — Crawford County30 µg/L P · 10 µg/L chl-a

Worst algae hotspots

Highest measured chlorophyll-a (algae) concentration.

1. 1.FBois D Arc Lake — Hempstead County137 µg/L chlorophyll-a
2. 2.FGrand Lake — Chicot County116 µg/L chlorophyll-a
3. 3.FLake Hogue — Poinsett County114 µg/L chlorophyll-a
4. 4.FLake June — Lafayette County100 µg/L chlorophyll-a
5. 5.FLake Pine Bluff Diagonally From North And East Levees — Jefferson County84 µg/L chlorophyll-a
6. 6.FLake Conway — Faulkner County76 µg/L chlorophyll-a
7. 7.FHorseshoe Lake — Crittenden County73 µg/L chlorophyll-a
8. 8.FLake Wallace — Chicot County73 µg/L chlorophyll-a
9. 9.FLake Beulah — Desha County69 µg/L chlorophyll-a
10. 10.FLower Lake Chicot — Chicot County59 µg/L chlorophyll-a

Trending lakes

Improving

1. 1.ABeaver Lake — Carroll County
2. 2.AGreers Ferry Lake — Cleburne County
3. 3.ALake Winona — Saline County
4. 4.CDriver Creek Lake — Van Buren County
5. 5.CLake Leatherwood — Carroll County
6. 6.CLake Austelle — Cross County
7. 7.CDes Arc Lake — Prairie County
8. 8.CLake Columbia — Columbia County

Declining

1. 1.FDesoto Lake — Phillips County
2. 2.FLake Charles — Lawrence County
3. 3.FLower Lake Chicot — Chicot County
4. 4.FBois D Arc Lake — Hempstead County
5. 5.FLake June — Lafayette County
6. 6.FLake Hogue — Poinsett County
7. 7.FLake Pine Bluff Diagonally From North And East Levees — Jefferson County
8. 8.FCrystal Lake — Benton County