What is the deepest lake in Arkansas?

Of the lakes with a published depth, Bull Shoals Lake is the deepest at about 210 ft.

Deepest lakes in Arkansas: 7 lakes ranked by depth

Which lakes in Arkansas go deepest? These 7 have a published maximum depth, from Bull Shoals Lake at about 210 ft down.

Deepest first

#	Lake	Deepest	Size
1	Bull Shoals Lake	about 210 ft	45,200 acres
2	Degray Lake	about 200 ft	13,800 acres
3	Greers Ferry Lake	about 198 ft	40,500 acres
4	Norfork Lake	about 178 ft	22,000 acres
5	Gillham Lake	about 90 ft	about 1,220 acres
6	Blue Mountain Lake	about 30 ft	2,890 acres
7	Lake Conway	about 16 ft	6,700 acres

1. Bull Shoals Lake

Bull Shoals Lake spreads over 45,200 acres. Expect largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye and crappie. The deepest water is around 210 ft. The lake bed gives you three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves to work.

Bull Shoals Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

2. Degray Lake

Degray Lake covers 13,800 acres of water. It lies about 58 miles northeast of Little Rock. DeGray Dam holds it on the Caddo. It holds striped bass, crappie, largemouth bass and catfish. The deepest water is around 200 ft. On the 3-D map the bed has three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves: good places to start. DeGray Lake is a deep Ouachita Mountains reservoir on the Caddo River known for hybrid striped bass fishing.

Degray Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

3. Greers Ferry Lake

At 40,500 acres, Greers Ferry Lake is a big lake. Expect largemouth bass, walleye, striped bass and crappie. The deepest water is around 198 ft. The lake bed gives you three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves to work.

Greers Ferry Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

4. Norfork Lake

Norfork Lake covers 22,000 acres of water. You will find it about 4.4 miles southwest of Mountain Home. Expect largemouth bass, crappie, walleye and catfish. The deepest water is around 178 ft. Its bed shows three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves worth a first look.

Norfork Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

5. Gillham Lake

Gillham Lake spreads over about 1,220 acres. It lies near De Queen. It is the Cossatot behind Gillham Dam. The usual Arkansas mix applies: largemouth bass, crappie, catfish and bluegill. The deepest water is around 90 ft. Gillham Lake is a Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Cossatot River in the Ouachita Mountains of southwest Arkansas.

Gillham Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

6. Blue Mountain Lake

Blue Mountain Lake is a reservoir of some 2,890 acres. You will find it about 42 miles northwest of Fort Smith. Blue Mountain Dam holds it on the Petit Jean. Largemouth bass, white bass, crappie and bluegill are the draw. It goes down to about 30 ft. The lake bed gives you three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves to work.

Blue Mountain Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

7. Lake Conway

Lake Conway is a reservoir of some 6,700 acres. It lies near Mayflower. The fish here are largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and catfish. At about 16 ft at its deepest, it warms quickly in spring. On the 3-D map the bed has three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves: good places to start. Lake Conway is a shallow, fertile Arkansas Game and Fish Commission lake known for big crappie.

Lake Conway today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

Fishing deep water

Deep lakes reward slow, vertical fishing: drop a jig or a spoon to the depth where fish show on the sonar and work it right there. In spring and fall the fish come shallow and any method works.