Area Lakes, Rivers & Dams

DIAMOND LAKES AREA, ARKANSAS

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DIAMOND LAKES

CATHERINE, DEGRAY, GREESON, HAMILITON, OUACHITA

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RIVERS

CADDO, LITTLE MISSOURI, OUACHITA

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NATIONAL PARK

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK

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NATIONAL FOREST

OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST

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IMBA EPIC

LAKE OUACHITA VISTA TRAIL, OUACHITA NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL, WOMBLE TRAIL

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STATE PARKS

LAKE CATHERINE STATE PARK, DEGRAY LAKE RESORT STATE PARK, LAKE OUACHITA STATE PARK, DAISY STATE PARK, CRATER OF DIAMONDS STATE PARK

WORLD'S ONLY DIAMOND MINE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:

CRATER OF DIAMONDS, MURFREESBORO

QUARTZ CRYSTAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD:

MOUNT IDA

LAKES

Lake Catherine

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

Lake DeGray

As evidenced by its popularity for fi shing, camping, swimming, water-skiing, 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 that was originally created as a fl ood 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, fi shing, paddle boarding, spear fi shing,

RIVERS

Caddo River

Above DeGray Lake, the Caddo River is rated as an excellent "family" fl oat stream, and outfi tters, cabins, and other lodging are available.

Little Missouri River

Little Mo as it is aff ectionately 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 fl ow 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.

DAMS

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).

Arkansas: The Natural State

Arkansas is indeed a natural state with more than 2.9 million acres in three national forests, 600,000 acres of lakes, 9,000 miles of streams and rivers, and 1,500 miles of hiking trails. With an abundant population of game animals, hunters from around the world come to duck hunt in Stuttgart, trout fi sh the White River, and hook a trophy hybrid bass on Lake Ouachita. Other natural wonders of the state include some of the world’s fi nest quartz crystals (here in the Ouachita region) and the only diamond mine open to the public (near Murfreesboro).

And sitting at the heart of the state, Hot Springs Village is in the center of it all!