Robert S. Kerr Reservoir is located within the Cookson Hills, on the Arkansas River in Sequoyah, Le Flore, Haskell, and Muskogee counties in eastern Oklahoma, US.

Prior to starting construction in 1963, the project was identified as Short Mountain Lock and Dam, but was renamed in honor of the late Oklahoma Senator, who had spent much of his political career pushing for the Arkansas River to be made navigable.

[2] The dam also contains a small hydroelectric power plant with four units capable of producing a combined total of 110 megawatts.

Facilities at the lake include boat ramps, picnic areas, RV and tent campsites, swimming beaches, hiking trails and concession stands.

The Army Corps of Engineers also manages over 10,000 acres (40 km2) surrounding the lake for public hunting.