Lake Size: 818 Acres
Shoreline Length (Miles): 27 miles
Latitude: 34.912702
Longitude: -90.307523
Lake Level Above Sea Level: 203 ft (61.9 m)
Counties: Crittenden County
Cities: Hughes
Water Quality: Local angler Clyde Gregory said the water clarity is good and the water is at normal levels.

Information: Horseshoe Lake is a town in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 321 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Horseshoe Lake, a horseshoe-shaped lake at the eastern tip of which the town is located. The town of Horseshoe Lake is situate will in the Mississippi River flood plains at the eastern tip of a U-shaped water body named Horseshoe Lake, which the town is named after. Changes in the course of the Mississippi River resulted in the shape of the lake. The Horseshoe Lake is a former meander in the Mississippi River that was cut off, shortening the river, and is no longer connected to the river. Horseshoe shaped lakes or oxbow lakes are not unusual in the flat plains of the lower Mississippi River and deltas of other rivers.