Dardanelle Lock and Dam (Lock 10), 2015Sunset on Dardanelle Lock and Dam
Lake Dardanelle, a reservoir on the Arkansas River, provides many recreational opportunities. The lake covers nearly 40,000 acres (160 km2) with abundant opportunities for boating, fishing, picnicking, camping and scenic views. The lake extends from Dardanelle Lock and Dam (35°14′57″N93°10′14″W / 35.24917°N 93.17056°W / 35.24917; -93.17056 (Dardanelle Lock and Dam)) near Dardanelle, into Pope, Yell, Logan, Johnson and Franklin Counties. The lake reaches 50 mi (80 km) upstream the Arkansas River and has 315 mi (510 km) of shoreline. Each recreational park on Dardanelle has drinking water, picnic tables and toilet facilities. Most have trailer dump stations, boat launch ramps and electrical sites.[1]
Mount Nebo (Arkansas) is close to the area and provides scenic views for visitors along the lake. The Ozark and Ouachita Mountains also offer great scenery and have mountain springs and recreation parks in abundance. The mountains of the Ozarks and Ouachitas are abundant in wildlife. The bald eagle often uses this area for wintering. Eagles can be seen here from late fall to early spring.
Lake Dardanelle State Park is located on two sites, one in Russellville and the other, across the lake to the south, near Dardanelle. The Russellville park includes a visitor center with aquariums and natural and cultural history displays, a fishing pier, and a fishing tournament weigh-in pavilion that is used for the many fishing tournaments held on the lake. Both sites offer campsites, boat launch ramps, standard pavilions, picnic sites, playgrounds and bathhouses.
^"Welcome to Dardanelle." U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District. Undated. Accessed December 17, 2017.
^"Radcliffe,Maranda and William Tyrell Leeper."Arkansas Nuclear One". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Updated June 29, 2017. Accessed December 17, 2017.
lake, dardanelle, major, reservoir, arkansas, river, arkansas, integral, part, mcclellan, kerr, arkansas, river, navigation, system, mkarns, which, allows, barge, transportation, from, mississippi, river, tulsa, port, catoosa, northeastern, oklahoma, mkarns, w. 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 Lake DardanelleLake Dardanelle looking northeast from State Highway 22 near Delaware in 2013 Lake DardanelleLocationArkansasCoordinates35 20 24 N 93 20 15 W 35 34000 N 93 33750 W 35 34000 93 33750TypereservoirPrimary inflowsArkansas RiverPrimary outflowsArkansas RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesMax length50 mi 80 km Surface area40 000 acres 160 km2 Shore length1315 mi 510 km Surface elevation338 ft 103 m SettlementsDardanelle Arkansas1 Shore length is not a well defined measure Contents 1 Lake description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLake description edit nbsp Dardanelle Lock and Dam Lock 10 2015 nbsp Sunset on Dardanelle Lock and Dam Lake Dardanelle a reservoir on the Arkansas River provides many recreational opportunities The lake covers nearly 40 000 acres 160 km2 with abundant opportunities for boating fishing picnicking camping and scenic views The lake extends from Dardanelle Lock and Dam 35 14 57 N 93 10 14 W 35 24917 N 93 17056 W 35 24917 93 17056 Dardanelle Lock and Dam near Dardanelle into Pope Yell Logan Johnson and Franklin Counties The lake reaches 50 mi 80 km upstream the Arkansas River and has 315 mi 510 km of shoreline Each recreational park on Dardanelle has drinking water picnic tables and toilet facilities Most have trailer dump stations boat launch ramps and electrical sites 1 The only nuclear power plant in Arkansas Arkansas Nuclear One is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Dardanelle 2 Mount Nebo Arkansas is close to the area and provides scenic views for visitors along the lake The Ozark and Ouachita Mountains also offer great scenery and have mountain springs and recreation parks in abundance The mountains of the Ozarks and Ouachitas are abundant in wildlife The bald eagle often uses this area for wintering Eagles can be seen here from late fall to early spring Lake Dardanelle State Park is located on two sites one in Russellville and the other across the lake to the south near Dardanelle The Russellville park includes a visitor center with aquariums and natural and cultural history displays a fishing pier and a fishing tournament weigh in pavilion that is used for the many fishing tournaments held on the lake Both sites offer campsites boat launch ramps standard pavilions picnic sites playgrounds and bathhouses See also editList of Arkansas dams and reservoirsReferences edit Welcome to Dardanelle U S Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District Undated Accessed December 17 2017 Radcliffe Maranda and William Tyrell Leeper Arkansas Nuclear One Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture Updated June 29 2017 Accessed December 17 2017 External links editLake Dardanelle official site at U S Army Corps of Engineers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Dardanelle amp oldid 1082868932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
