Arkabutla Lake
General data
- Name: Arkabutla Lake
- Water system: Mississippi River
- Water type: Artificial lake
- Progression: Coldwater River (Tallahatchie River tributary) -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Arkabutla Lake is a reservoir on the Coldwater River in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It was created following the construction of the Arkabutla Dam in 1940 on the Coldwater River. The dam is located on Arkabutla Dam Rd approximately 6.4 km north of the small community of Arkabutla. It is one of four Flood Damage Reduction reservoirs in northern Mississippi, the others being Sardis, Enid and Grenada lakes.
The main fish that live in the lake are Largemouth bass, Channel catfish, Flathead catfish, Blue catfish, Black crappie, White crappie, Bluegill, Green sunfish, Longear sunfish, Redear sunfish, Warmouth, White bass.