Largest lakes & reservoirs in Arizona by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 24 articles we have published for Arizona lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Arizona > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Arizona, only the 24 Arizona lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Lyman Lake, AZ (Arizona, Northern Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1,500 ac | Also known as Lyman Reservoir Mount Baldy and Escudilla Mountain hug Lyman Lake. Ridges from the second and third highest mountains in Arizona surround the 1500-acre reservoir. Loc … |
Saguaro Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1,264 ac | Also known as Saguaro Reservoir Saguaro Lake is located in the Tonto National Forest within Maricopa County, about 40 miles east of Phoenix. It is a true desert oasis for Valley resi … |
Canyon Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
950 ac | Within the wild and rugged Arizona Superstition Wilderness lies the awe-inspiring beauty of Canyon Lake. The lake and wilderness are part of the vast … |
Martinez Lake, AZ (Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA, West Coast Region, AZ) |
640 ac | Also known as Lake Martinez Located 35 miles north of Yuma in Arizona’s West Coast Region, Martinez Lake is a 640-acre freshwater lake that was created in 1955 as a fishing camp. … |
Watson Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
380 ac | Also known as Watson Reservoir Watson Lake is one of two reservoirs (Willow Creek Lake being the other) located within the Granite Dells just outside of Prescott in North Central Ar … |
Rainbow Lake, AZ (Arizona, Northern Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
116 ac | Located in Arizona’s resort community of Pinetop-Lakeside, Rainbow Lake’s shores are lined with second homes and private lakeside vacation properties. … |
Val Vista Lakes (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
76 ac | Val Vista Lakes is a premier lakeside and off-lake community found in the arid climate of south-central Arizona. Located in the Phoenix East Valley, f … |
Desert Harbor Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
46 ac | Located in the private community of Desert Harbor, Desert Harbor Lake is just minutes from picturesque Sun City and Phoenix. Part of the Phoenix & Cen … |
Garden Lakes, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
37 ac | Also known as North Garden Lake, South Garden Lake Can Garden Lakes provide lakefront living in Arizona? Near Phoenix? Yes, it’s entirely possible to find lakefront homes in one of the urban lakes of t … |
Dawn Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
36 ac | Dawn Lake sits in the sunny Sonoran Desert of Arizona, in the master-planned development of one of the first and largest retirement communities in the … |
Roper Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
32 ac | Roper Lake is part of Roper Lake State Park in east-central Arizona. Although Roper Lake covers just 32 acres, its waters invite people of all ages to … |