Lakes / Arizona / Maricopa County / Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake, Arizona
447 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
33.54 degrees N, 111.43 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 Canyon Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 198 lakes counted in Arizona.
- About 38 miles from Phoenix, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saguaro Lake | Maricopa | 5.7 mi | 610 acres |
| Apache Lake | Maricopa | 9.6 mi | 2,077 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 19 mi | 712 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 22 mi | 9,075 acres |
| Bartlett Reservoir | Maricopa | 24 mi | 2,202 acres |
| Old West Estates Retention Basin | Maricopa | 26 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Canyon Lake
How Big Is Canyon Lake?
Canyon Lake covers 447 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 139049895). Verified October 30, 2026.