Lake Whittington

General data

Name: Lake Whittington
Water system: Mississippi River
Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Lake Whittington is an oxbow lake located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, and Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The Arkansas-Mississippi border follows the center of the narrow, curving lake. Prior to 1938, the north-south flowing Mississippi River curved east into Mississippi, flowed along Lake Whittington (then called "Bolivar Bend"), and then continued its north-south route.

A small channel on the south end of the lake connects to the Mississippi River. This channel permits spawning fish to enter Lake Whittington, and provides recreational boaters with access to the river. The channel also causes water levels in Lake Whittington to rise and fall along with the seasonal variations in water level in the Mississippi River. During the fall, when water levels in the Mississippi River are typically at their lowest, Lake Whittington may be completely cut off from the river, and water levels in the lake decrease to form three pools of water.

Fish species found in Lake Whittington include bream (bluegill), buffalo, channel catfish, common carp, crappie, drum, flathead catfish, gar, green sunfish, largemouth bass, minnows, silversides, sunfish, white bass, and yellow bass.

Lake Whittington

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