Lakes / Arizona / Gila County / Tailings Pond Number Three
Tailings Pond Number Three, Arizona
546 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Arizona
33.42 degrees N, 110.84 degrees W - Gila 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 Tailings Pond Number Three Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 198 lakes counted in Arizona.
- About 71 miles from Phoenix, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solitude Tailings Pond | Gila | 2.4 mi | 143 acres |
| Cottonwood Tailings Pond | Gila | 7.4 mi | 192 acres |
| Tufa Stone Tank | Gila | 21 mi | 45 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 22 mi | 9,075 acres |
| Lake Takalai | Graham | 24 mi | 194 acres |
| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | Gila | 26 mi | 712 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Tailings Pond Number Three
How Big Is Tailings Pond Number Three?
Tailings Pond Number Three covers 546 acres in Gila County, Arizona.
What Is the Largest Lake in Gila County?
San Carlos Reservoir is the largest lake in Gila County, at 13,059 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 128540502). Verified October 30, 2026.