Lakes / Arizona / Apache County / Little Ortega Lake
Little Ortega Lake, Arizona
235 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
34.38 degrees N, 109.67 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 Little Ortega Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 198 lakes counted in Arizona.
- About 125 miles from Sedona, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Salada | Apache | 3.9 mi | 36 acres |
| Concho Lake | Apache | 4.8 mi | 84 acres |
| Long Lake | Apache | 8.3 mi | 30 acres |
| Patterson Tank | Apache | 11 mi | 64 acres |
| Dad Patterson Tank | Apache | 11 mi | 40 acres |
| Wiregrass Lake | Apache | 13 mi | 27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Little Ortega Lake
How Big Is Little Ortega Lake?
Little Ortega Lake covers 235 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 142798221). Verified October 30, 2026.