Largest lakes & reservoirs in Phoenix & Central Region, AZ by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 5 articles we have published for Phoenix & Central Region, AZ lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Arizona > Phoenix & Central Region, AZ > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, only the 5 Phoenix & Central Region, AZ lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Canyon Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
950 ac | Within the wild and rugged Arizona Superstition Wilderness lies the awe-inspiring beauty of Canyon Lake. The lake and wilderness are part of the vast… |
Val Vista Lakes (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
76 ac | Val Vista Lakes is a premier lakeside and off-lake community found in the arid climate of south-central Arizona. Located in the Phoenix East Valley, f… |
Desert Harbor Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
46 ac | Located in the private community of Desert Harbor, Desert Harbor Lake is just minutes from picturesque Sun City and Phoenix. Part of the Phoenix & Cen… |
Garden Lakes, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
37 ac | Also known as North Garden Lake, South Garden Lake Can Garden Lakes provide lakefront living in Arizona? Near Phoenix? Yes, it’s entirely possible to find lakefront homes in one of the urban lakes of t… |
Dawn Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
36 ac | Dawn Lake sits in the sunny Sonoran Desert of Arizona, in the master-planned development of one of the first and largest retirement communities in the… |