Lakes / Arizona / Maricopa County / Saguaro Lake
Saguaro Lake, Arizona
610 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
33.57 degrees N, 111.53 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 Saguaro Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 198 lakes counted in Arizona.
- About 33 miles from Phoenix, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Lake | Maricopa | 5.7 mi | 447 acres |
| Apache Lake | Maricopa | 14 mi | 2,077 acres |
| Bartlett Reservoir | Maricopa | 20 mi | 2,202 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 23 mi | 712 acres |
| Old West Estates Retention Basin | Maricopa | 23 mi | 28 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 27 mi | 9,075 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Saguaro Lake
How Big Is Saguaro Lake?
Saguaro Lake covers 610 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 139049819). Verified October 30, 2026.