Beaver Lake (Arkansas)
Beaver Lake is a man-made reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and is formed by a dam across the White River. Beaver Lake has some 487 miles (784 km) of shoreline. With towering limestone bluffs, natural caves, and a wide variety of trees and flowering shrubs, it is a popular tourist destination. Beaver Lake is the source of drinking water in Northwest Arkansas, which is managed, treated and sold by Beaver Water District, serving more than 450,000 customers. One out of 7 people in Arkansas get their drinking water from Beaver Lake.
| Beaver Lake | |
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Beaver Lake Beaver Lake | |
| Location | Ozark Mountains, Benton / Carroll / Washington County, Arkansas / United States |
| Coordinates | 36°25′16.62″N 93°50′51.42″W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary outflows | White River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Surface area | 31,700 acres (12,800 ha) |
| Shore length1 | 483 mi (777 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m) |
| Settlements | Rogers, Arkansas Eureka Springs, Arkansas |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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