Norfork Lake, a popular tourist attraction in North Central Arkansas, is also one  of the major recreation   centers for this area. Norfork is home to one of the largest Federal trout hatcheries east  of the Rockies. Over 550 miles of shoreline surround the lake along with 20 developed parks, which make Norfork popular for boating, hiking, hunting, sight seeing, skin diving, swimming, and water skiing. Norfork Lake consumes anywhere from 22,000 to 30,700 acres depending on water height, and has a maximum depth of 177 feet above the dam.