Area Lakes, Rivers & Dams

Lake Catherine

A 1,940-acre recreational lake known for its excellent bass and crappie fishing formed by Carpenter and Remmel Dams.

DeGray Lake

As evidenced by its popularity for fishing, camping, swimming, waterskiing, and other water sports, the 13,800-acre lake is a prime vacation and weekend getaway in west-central Arkansas.

Lake Greeson

Lake Greeson is a man-made lake originally created as a flood control and hydropower project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Lake Hamilton

Created in 1932 when the Arkansas Power and Light Company completed Carpenter Dam on the Ouachita River to generate electricity.

Lake Ouachita

Famous for its pristine water and scenic beauty, Lake Ouachita is the largest lake in the state (40,000 acres) with boating, fishing, paddle boarding, spear fishing,

Caddo River

Above DeGray Lake, the Caddo River is rated as an excellent “family” float stream, and outfitters, cabins, and other lodging are available.

Little Missouri River Little Mo, as it is affectionately called, is a 147-mile-long waterway that runs from the Ouachita Mountains of southwest Arkansas into the rolling hills area in the surrounding countryside.

Ouachita River

Below Lake Ouachita, the Ouachita River continues through the Ouachita Mountains, though two dams interrupt its flow near the resort town of Hot Springs to form Lakes Hamilton and Catherine.

Saline River

Paddle your canoe on the Saline River, one of the last major undammed streams in the Ouachita Mountain system.

Blakely Dam

Blakely Mountain Dam is located just six miles from Piney, in Garland County, near Mountain Pine.

Carpenter Dam

Carpenter Dam Park is a wonderful park on the east end of Lake Hamilton right next to the dam.

Remmel Dam

Remmel Dam is situated on the Ouachita River at Jones Mills (Hot Spring County).