Lake Ouachita
Lake Ouachita is a reservoir created by the damming of the Ouachita River by Blakely Mountain Dam. Blakely Mountain Dam was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1948 to 1953 for hydroelectric power, recreation, water supply and wildlife conservation.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Arkansas, United States
- Also known as: “Blakeley Mountain Reservoir”, “Blakely Mountain Reservoir”, “Lago Guachita”, “Lago Huachita”, and “دریاچهٔ اواچیتا”
Lake Ouachita
- Category: body of water
- Location: Garland, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.60648° or 34° 36′ 23″ north
Longitude
-93.34783° or 93° 20′ 52″ west
Elevation
577 feet (176 metres)
Open location code
8668JM42+HV
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Ouachita” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “lake Ouachita”
- Chinese: “沃希托湖”
- Czech: “Jezero Ouačita”
- French: “lac Ouachita”
- French: “Lac Ouachita”
- Japanese: “ワシタ湖”
- Karachay-Balkar: “Уошита кёл”
- Persian: “دریاچه اواچیتا”
- Serbian: “Вошита”
- Serbian: “Вошито”
- Spanish: “Lago Ouachita”
- Welsh: “Llyn Ouachita”
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Places to explore: Avant and Crystal Springs Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Buckville Public Use Area and Buckville Cemeteries.
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