<P> Lake Ouachita (Pronounced WAH - shi - tah) is a reservoir created by the damming of the Ouachita River by Blakely Mountain Dam (34 ° 34 ′ 21" N 93 ° 11 ′ 39" W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.57250 ° N 93.19417 ° W ﻿ / 34.57250; - 93.19417 ﻿ (Blakely Mountain Dam)). </P> <P> 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 . The dam is 231 feet tall, 1,100 feet long at the crest, and is capable of 75 megawatts . </P> <P> The lake is located near Hot Springs, Arkansas . Lake Ouachita is the largest lake completely in Arkansas, as the larger Bull Shoals Lake extends into Missouri . Lake Ouachita has over 690 miles (1,110 km) of shoreline and over 66,324 acres (26,840 ha) of water . It is completely surrounded by the Ouachita National Forest . Lake Ouachita is located near two other lakes, Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine . These three lakes, DeGray Lake to the near south, and the thermal springs of Hot Springs National Park make Hot Springs a popular tourist getaway . </P> <P> Largemouth Bass, Small Mouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Bream, Crappie, Catfish, Walleye and world class Trophy Striped Bass await the angler . Lake Ouachita is known as the Striped Bass Capital of the World . Lake Ouachita has many unusual features . One feature by the Corps of Engineers is the Geo - Float Trail, a marked trail which can be followed with a brochure which details prominent geologic features along the route . </P>

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