There are at least 15 named
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
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reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
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Howard County, Arkansas
Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,785. The county seat is Nashville. Howard County is Arkansas's 74th county, formed on April 17, 1873, and named for James Howard, a st ...
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Lakes
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Wilson Pond, , el.
Reservoirs
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Barnes Lake, , el.
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Briar Plant Lake One, , el.
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Briar Plant Lake Three, , el.
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Briar Plant Lake Two, , el.
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Davis Lake
Davis Lake straddles the border between Deschutes County and Klamath County in the U.S. state of Oregon. A relatively large and shallow lake in the Deschutes National Forest, it is located toward the south end of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, ...
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Dierks Lake
Dierks Lake is a reservoir down the Saline River, and from Dierks, Arkansas.
Construction
The Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 authorized Dierks Dam for construction. The project was designed by the Tulsa District of the United State ...
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Gillham Lake, , el.
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Kever Lake, , el.
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Lake Nickels, , el.
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McAdams Lake, , el.
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McClure Lake, , el.
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Millwood Lake, , el.
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North Fork Ozan Creek Site Four Reservoir, , el.
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Scotty Lake, , el.
See also
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List of lakes in Arkansas
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{{Howard County, Arkansas
Bodies of water of Howard County, Arkansas
Howard
Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...