Lake Dardanelle

Lake Dardanelle
Lake Dardanelle, looking northeast from State Highway 22 near Delaware in 2013.
Lake Dardanelle is located in Arkansas
Lake Dardanelle
Lake Dardanelle
LocationArkansas
Coordinates35°20′24″N 93°20′15″W / 35.34000°N 93.33750°W / 35.34000; -93.33750
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsArkansas River
Primary outflowsArkansas River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length50 miles (80 km)
Surface area40,000 acres (160 km2)
Shore length1315 mi (510 km)
Surface elevation338 ft (103 m)
SettlementsDardanelle, Arkansas
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Dardanelle is a major reservoir on the Arkansas River in Arkansas, USA. and is an integral part of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS), which allows barge transportation from the Mississippi River to the Tulsa Port of Catoosa in northeastern Oklahoma. MKARNS went into service along its full length in 1971.