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Prairie County, Arkansas, is a place with lots of water! It's home to over 83 different lakes and reservoirs. These bodies of water are super important for nature, people, and even for fun activities like fishing.

Lakes in Prairie County

A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land. Many lakes in Prairie County are natural, formed over a long time. They are often fed by rivers or rainwater.

Here are some of the lakes you can find in Prairie County:

  • Alligator Lake
  • Bean Lake
  • Belcher Lake
  • Big Brushy Lake
  • Big Twin Lake (There are two lakes with this name!)
  • Black Lake
  • Blind Basin
  • Blue Hole
  • Blue Lake (There are two lakes with this name!)
  • Bob Williams Lake
  • Cagles Eddy
  • Choctaw Lake
  • Clear Lake
  • Coitier Basin
  • Cooper Lake
  • Goose Basin
  • Goose Pond
  • Graveyard Slough
  • Hall's Lake
  • Harvey Lake
  • Hendricks Lake
  • Hicks Lake
  • Hill Lake
  • Hodges Lake
  • Horn Lake
  • Horseshoe Lake (There are three lakes with this name!)
  • Jake Williams Lake
  • Keathley Pond
  • Lindermans Lake
  • Little Brushy Lake
  • Little Gum Pond
  • Little Lake
  • Little Twin Lake
  • Loggy Bayou
  • Maloy Lake
  • Miller Lake
  • Moore's Lake
  • Old River Lake (There are two lakes with this name!)
  • Peppers Lake
  • Roc Roe Lake
  • Round Basin
  • Round Lake
  • Slaughters Lake
  • Slippery Lake
  • Spring Lake
  • Straight Lake
  • The Basin
  • Twin Lakes (There are two lakes with this name!)
  • Tyler Lake
  • Upshaw Lake
  • Webb Lake

Reservoirs in Prairie County

A reservoir is like a lake, but it's usually made by people. They are often created by building a dam across a river to store water. This stored water can be used for many things, such as providing drinking water, helping farmers water their crops, or even generating electricity.

Here are some of the reservoirs in Prairie County:

  • Aker Reservoir
  • Argo Reservoir
  • Catfish Lake
  • Crowley Lake
  • Eddy Lake
  • Floyds Reservoir
  • Frakers Reservoir
  • Hansons Reservoir
  • Hartz Reservoir
  • Holloway Pond
  • Jerome Lake
  • Joe Uhiren Reservoir
  • Lake Des Arc
  • Lake Treadway
  • Lost Island Reservoir
  • Menett Reservoir
  • Miers Lake
  • Newkirks Reservoir Number 1
  • Newkirks Reservoir Number 2
  • Omni Pond
  • Stroh Reservoir
  • Tates Reservoir
  • Thomas Reservoir Number 2
  • Whiskey Creek Reservoir
  • Wing Meade Reservoir
  • Wolf Reservoir

What's the Difference?

The main difference between a lake and a reservoir is how they are formed. Lakes are usually natural, created by geological processes over thousands of years. Reservoirs, on the other hand, are man-made. People build dams to hold back water, creating these artificial lakes. Both are important for the environment and for people's lives!

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