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Arkansas Snakehead
Northern snakehead have been established in the rice-country waters and bayous of eastern Arkansas since 2008, making it the Mid-South's snakehead frontier.
Big Creek
creekNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Big drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2016); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Big Creek (Lee County)
creekNorthern snakeheadestablished
Eastern Arkansas rice-country creek where northern snakehead have been established since 2008.
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Big Piney Creek
creekNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Monroe County, Arkansas. Big drainage. 31 USGS specimen records (2009); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Caney Creek
creekNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Woodruff County, Arkansas. Cache drainage. 2 USGS specimen records (2015–2016); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Essex Bayou
bayNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Lower White drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2016); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Flat Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Lower White drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Green Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Monroe County, Arkansas. Lower White drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Half Moon Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Desha County, Arkansas. Lower Mississippi-Helena drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Horseshoe Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Monroe County, Arkansas. Lower White drainage. 2 USGS specimen records (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Kansas Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Monroe County, Arkansas. Lower White drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Laboring Bay
bayNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Lower White drainage. 8 USGS specimen records (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Lick Creek
creekNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Phillips County, Arkansas. Big drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2016); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Little Piney Creek
creekNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Lee County, Arkansas. Big drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2015); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Lower White River (eastern AR)
riverNorthern snakeheadreported
White River drainage in the Arkansas Delta, within snakehead country.
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Merrisach Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Lower Arkansas drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2018); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Mississippi River
riverNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Phillips County, Arkansas. Lower Mississippi-Helena drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Mississippi River/Lake Whittington
riverNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Desha County, Arkansas. Lower Mississippi-Greenville drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Old Merrisach Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Lower Arkansas drainage. 9 USGS specimen records (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Old Town Lake
lakeNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Phillips County, Arkansas. Big drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2016); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Piney Creek
creekNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Lee County, Arkansas. Big drainage. 3 USGS specimen records (2008–2009); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Piney Creek (Arkansas)
creekNorthern snakeheadreported
Eastern AR bayou/creek within the established snakehead range.
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Prosperous Bayou
bayNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Lower White drainage. 1 USGS specimen record (2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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White River
riverNorthern snakeheadestablished
Documented northern snakehead water in White County, Arkansas. Lower White-Bayou Des Arc drainage. 3 USGS specimen records (2015–2017); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
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Arkansas regulations: Do not release snakehead alive in Arkansas. Anglers are encouraged to harvest them; verify current regulations with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
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Last checked Jun 10, 2026 — always verify current rules.
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Last checked Jun 10, 2026 — always verify current rules.
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