Lakes / Arizona / Maricopa County / Apache Lake
Apache Lake, Arizona
2,077 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
33.59 degrees N, 111.28 degrees W - Maricopa County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Apache Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #10 for surface area among the Arizona lakes counted so far - 2,077 acres.
- About 47 miles from Phoenix, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Lake | Maricopa | 9.6 mi | 447 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 9.8 mi | 712 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 13 mi | 9,075 acres |
| Saguaro Lake | Maricopa | 14 mi | 610 acres |
| Cottonwood Tailings Pond | Gila | 23 mi | 192 acres |
| Bartlett Reservoir | Maricopa | 27 mi | 2,202 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Apache Lake
How Big Is Apache Lake?
Apache Lake covers 2,077 acres in Maricopa County, Arizona.
What Is the Largest Lake in Maricopa County?
Bartlett Reservoir is the largest lake in Maricopa County, at 2,202 acres.
Largest Lakes in Arizona
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mohave | Mohave | 27,571 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Havasu | Mohave | 18,560 acres | - |
| 3 | San Carlos Reservoir | Gila | 13,059 acres | - |
| 4 | Lake Pleasant | Yavapai | 9,186 acres | - |
| 5 | Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 9,075 acres | - |
All 198 Arizona lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 139049847). Verified October 30, 2026.