Lakes / Arizona / Apache County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Apache County, Arizona
503 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
33.88 degrees N, 109.42 degrees W - Apache 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 Big Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 198 lakes counted in Arizona.
- About 144 miles from Tucson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Lake | Apache | 2.0 mi | 139 acres |
| Reservation Lake | Apache | 5.4 mi | 279 acres |
| Lee Valley Reservoir | Apache | 6.3 mi | 44 acres |
| Hog Wallow Lake | Apache | 7.1 mi | 62 acres |
| Rudd Reservoir | Apache | 8.1 mi | 57 acres |
| Hay Lake | Apache | 8.5 mi | 33 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 503 acres in Apache County, Arizona.
What Is the Largest Lake in Apache County?
Many Farms Lake is the largest lake in Apache County, at 1,610 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 137045094). Verified October 30, 2026.