The State of Arkansas's Lakes 2026

Cleanest lakes in Arkansas

Cleanest combined nutrient and algae readings, 2026.

1. 1.Beaver Lake — Carroll County20.3 ft clarity · 5 µg/L P · 1 µg/L chl-a
2. 2.Lake Winona — Saline County7.2 ft clarity · 11 µg/L P · 2 µg/L chl-a
3. 3.Beaver Lake — Benton County4.6 ft clarity · 23 µg/L P · 9 µg/L chl-a
4. 4.Crown Lake — Izard County20 µg/L P · 2 µg/L chl-a
5. 5.Driver Creek Lake — Van Buren County27 µg/L P · 13 µg/L chl-a
6. 6.Lake Leatherwood — Carroll County26 µg/L P · 3 µg/L chl-a
7. 7.Bobb Kidd Lake — Washington County43 µg/L P · 23 µg/L chl-a
8. 8.Lake Wilson — Washington County20 µg/L P · 7 µg/L chl-a
9. 9.Horsehead Lake — Johnson County30 µg/L P · 14 µg/L chl-a
10. 10.Lee Creek Lake — Crawford County30 µg/L P · 10 µg/L chl-a

Highest measured algae

Highest measured chlorophyll-a (algae) concentration.

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

Trending lakes

Improving

1. 1.Beaver Lake — Carroll County
2. 2.Greers Ferry Lake — Cleburne County
3. 3.Lake Winona — Saline County
4. 4.Driver Creek Lake — Van Buren County
5. 5.Lake Leatherwood — Carroll County
6. 6.Lake Austelle — Cross County
7. 7.Des Arc Lake — Prairie County
8. 8.Lake Columbia — Columbia County

Declining

1. 1.Desoto Lake — Phillips County
2. 2.Lake Charles — Lawrence County
3. 3.Lower Lake Chicot — Chicot County
4. 4.Bois D Arc Lake — Hempstead County
5. 5.Lake June — Lafayette County
6. 6.Lake Hogue — Poinsett County
7. 7.Lake Pine Bluff Diagonally From North And East Levees — Jefferson County
8. 8.Crystal Lake — Benton County