Lakes / Arizona / Mohave County / Lake Havasu
Lake Havasu, Arizona
18,560 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
34.46 degrees N, 114.33 degrees W - Mohave 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 Lake Havasu Stacks Up
- Ranks #2 for surface area among the Arizona lakes counted so far - 18,560 acres.
- About 1 miles from Lake Havasu City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Lake | Mohave | 25 mi | 2,729 acres |
| Alamo Lake | La Paz | 45 mi | 3,058 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Havasu
How Big Is Lake Havasu?
Lake Havasu covers 18,560 acres in Mohave County, Arizona.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mohave County?
Lake Mohave is the largest lake in Mohave County, at 27,571 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 124658283). Verified October 30, 2026.