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Water Body
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Lake
Bentonville
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PDF Map
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Location
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Central
Benton
County
, just south of Arkansas Highway 102 within the city limits of Bentonville
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AGFC Interactive Map
Directions
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District Information
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District 1
2805 West Oak
Rogers, AR 72756 |
Ron Moore, Biologist
rmoore@agfc.state.ar.us
1-877-631-6005
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Size
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10 acres |
Constructed: 1964 |
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Regulations
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Click here to view specific regulations pertaining to this lake.
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Ownership
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Lake Barnett is owned by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. |
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Major Sportfish
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Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass
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Other Fish
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Blue catfish, grass carp, green sunfish, redear sunfish, warmouth
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Fish Forage
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Small sunfish, crayfish, insect larvae
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Visible Cover
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Buckbrush, numerous willows along the shoreline
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Depth
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Average depth 6 feet, maximum depth 10 feet
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Bottom Features
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The north end of the Bentonville airport runway juts into the lake to form a sort of fishing jetty. Otherwise, this lake is constructed like a big farm pond with a flat mud bottom.
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Aquatic Vegetation
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None (muddy water shades out sunlight, preventing aquatic plant growth)
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Facilities
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None on the lake. Bait and tackle are available in Bentonville and Centerton. Motels and restaurants are available in nearby communities.
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Access
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The lake entrance is clearly marked by signs on Arkansas Highway 102, one-half mile west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Arkansas Highway 102. The signs direct traffic south on a paved county road from which a lake sign is clearly visible one-quarter mile south of Arkansas Highway 102. Turn left at the sign, and you're there.
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Description
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About the size of a large farm pond, Lake Bentonville is tailor-made for bankfishing. There's no boat ramp here, because boats aren't needed. Anglers find plenty of fishing action sitting in lawnchairs on the bank. Visitors can fish from the shoreline around the entire lake.
Lake
Bentonville
is first and foremost a catfish lake. The Centerton State Fish Hatchery is just 4 miles away, and when brood catfish grow too large to fit in the hatchery's 25 gallon spawning barrels, they're often stocked here. The lake has produced catfish up to 35 pounds.
Lake
Bentonville
also supports a fair population of largemouth bass, bluegills, and crappies, although fishing
pressure on this small impoundment limits the numbers of these fish available to anglers.
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Other Points
of Interest |
While in the area, take time to visit the Centerton State Fish Hatchery off Arkansas Highway 102, one mile south of Centerton. The facilities are open to the public Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism operates a Tourist Information Center on U.S. Highway 71 north of Bentonville. Local arts and
crafts are popular tourist attractions in this area year-round.
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Restaurants, Camping
and other Facilities
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Restaurants and other facilities are located in nearby Bentonville. |
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