page_title: List of lakes of Arkansas
section_title: Major lakes/reservoirs
hierarchical_section_title: List of lakes of Arkansas / Major lakes/reservoirs
caption_attribution_description: English: Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas, USA
context_page_description: 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, a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin. 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 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.
caption: Arkansas shares Bull Shoals Lake with Missouri.
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