Lakes / Arizona / Navajo County / Rainbow Lake
Rainbow Lake, Arizona
119 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
34.15 degrees N, 109.98 degrees W - Navajo 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 Rainbow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 198 lakes counted in Arizona.
- About 113 miles from Sedona, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Reservoir | Navajo | 2.2 mi | 71 acres |
| Show Low Lake | Navajo | 2.8 mi | 168 acres |
| Long Lake | Navajo | 8.6 mi | 548 acres |
| Whipple Lake | Navajo | 8.9 mi | 112 acres |
| Little Mormon Lake | Navajo | 9.2 mi | 54 acres |
| Fools Hollow Lake | Navajo | 9.7 mi | 134 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rainbow Lake
How Big Is Rainbow Lake?
Rainbow Lake covers 119 acres in Navajo County, Arizona.
What Is the Largest Lake in Navajo County?
Dry Lake is the largest lake in Navajo County, at 1,686 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 149137799). Verified October 30, 2026.