Arkansas DeGray Fishing | Arkansas Fishing at its finest!
Latitude: 34.1749040 - Longitude: -93.1473720
Zip Code: 71841
Fishing Site DeGray in Arkansas is located on the map below. Find everything from Fishing Boats to Fishing Reels, or any Salt Water Equipment you can think of, using the buttons on the left. An experienced Arkansas Fishing Guide can help you navigate the DeGray area and provide Fishing Tips for certain hot spots and what bait or lure techniques to be used. Fishing Guides can be found through various resources in your area including your local sporting goods or bait shop.
The DeGray Lake project includes 31,800 total acres of land and water. The dam is 3,400 feet long with an average height of 243 feet. There are 14,000 acres of land at the project which are open to the public for hunting.
The DeGray multi-purpose flood control and power reservoir was included in Senate Document Numbered 117, 81st Congress, 1st session, as a feature of the comprehensive plan of improvement for the Ouachita River and Tributaries, in Arkansas and Louisiana. This project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1950. The inclusion of municipal and industrial water supply as one of the project purposes was authorized by the “Water Supply Act of 1958”, approved 3 July 1958, as amended by the “Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendment of 1961”, approved 20 July 1961. The DeGray Project consists of a multipurpose reservoir with project purposes of flood control, power, water supply, recreation, and navigation. A downstream re-regulating dam is included for the re-regulation of flows for continuous water supply and pump-back storage for power. Initial construction of the project began 29 June 1962, and placed in commercial operation March 1972.
DeGray Power Plant has two generators producing a combined 78 megawatts of power used for times of peak demand on the system. The power generated at DeGray Power Plant is clean, cheap and reliable supplying the need of about 30,000 homes.
The public is welcome to tour DeGray Power Plant or staff personnel are available with presentations for schools, civic groups and other functions.
