Lake Maumelle
General data
- Name: Lake Maumelle
- Water system: Mississippi River
- Water type: Artificial lake
- Progression: Big Maumelle River -> Arkansas River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
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- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Lake Maumelle is a man-made lake in central Arkansas, United States, in Pulaski County, and covers 8,900 acres. It is one of the primary drinking water sources for Little Rock, Arkansas. It is locally popular for boating and fishing. The lake was created in the late 1950s, with construction beginning in 1956 to dam the Big Maumelle River, and water flowing into the system in 1958.