Largest lakes & reservoirs in Arizona by water volume
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Southwest > Arizona > - Compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume in acre-foot.For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 24 articles we have published for Arizona lakes.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
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Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Mead (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, Nevada, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
28,537,000 ac-ft | Lake Mead is the USA’s largest man-made reservoir in amount of water it can hold. Although Lake Powell is marginally larger in acreage at full-pond, L… |
| Lake Powell (Arizona, Canyonlands, Color Country, North Central, Southwest, USA, Utah, West) |
27,000,000 ac-ft | Lake Powell is located in one of Southern Utah’s most picturesque red-rock desert areas and in Arizona’s Navajo Indian Reservation. It is one of the U… |
| Lake Mohave (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, Nevada, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
1,818,330 ac-ft | Lake Mohave is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River that spans 28,260 acres. It is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and was cre… |
| Roosevelt Lake AZ (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
1,653,043 ac-ft | (Also known as Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Lake Roosevelt) With 21,500 acres at full pond and 128 miles of shoreline, Roosevelt Lake is the largest body of water contained entirely within Arizona; the larger L… |
| San Carlos Lake (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
900,000 ac-ft | San Carlos Lake is on the San Carlos Apache Native American Reservation in north-central Arizona. With 19,500 surface acres of water when full, San Ca… |
| Lake Pleasant (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
688,500 ac-ft | (Also known as New Lake Pleasant) One of the finest water recreation areas in Arizona, Lake Pleasant is true to its name – a pleasant oasis in a desert setting. Lake Pleasant’s 9,200 s… |
| Lake Havasu (Arizona, California, Desert, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
648,000 ac-ft | Lake Havasu’s 20,400 acres, formed behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, is a boating paradise. Around Lake Havasu City, the most recognizable sigh… |
| Apache Lake (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
245,138 ac-ft | Surrounded by the stark and rugged beauty of Central Arizona’s Superstition Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest, Apache Lake is the perfect destin… |
| Bartlett Lake (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
178,186 ac-ft | (Also known as Bartlett Reservoir) When driving across Arizona, it is always an amazing experience to come upon a lake. With the desert landscape surrounding the water, the lake jumps o… |
| Alamo Lake (Arizona, Southwest, USA, West Coast) |
159,000 ac-ft | Alamo Lake is an outdoor person’s wonderland with great fishing, a unique Sonoran desert landscape and a plethora of desert animals. Wildlife viewing… |
| Horseshoe Reservoir (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
131,427 ac-ft | Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Arizona Central Region, is a seldom-visited surprise. Horseshoe Lake, as it is often called, was created in 1946, when a d… |
| Saguaro Lake (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
69,175 ac-ft | (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… |
