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Silver Bell Tailings Pond, Pima County, Arizona
204 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
32.38 degrees N, 111.48 degrees W - Pima 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 Silver Bell Tailings Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 198 lakes counted in Arizona.
- About 34 miles from Tucson, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Bell Tailings Pond | Pima | 0.6 mi | 252 acres |
| Picacho Reservoir | Pinal | 32 mi | 156 acres |
| Lake Saint Clair | Pinal | 32 mi | 92 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Bell Tailings Pond
How Big Is Silver Bell Tailings Pond?
Silver Bell Tailings Pond covers 204 acres in Pima County, Arizona.
What Is the Largest Lake in Pima County?
Silver Bell Tailings Pond is the largest lake in Pima County, at 252 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 126474853). Verified October 30, 2026.