Horseshoe Lake

Horseshoe Lake explained

On the map, Horseshoe Lake is centered near 33.9858, -111.7212. The deepest point on record is about 77 feet. Outflow feeds the Verde River. It lies at roughly 2,200 feet of elevation.

County parks and private resorts sometimes provide access that federal datasets never record. C.C. Cragin (Blue Ridge) Reservoir, on C.C. Cragin Reservoir, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 49 miles off. No named swimming beach is mapped at Horseshoe Lake in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Access is through whatever the operating agency provides on the ground, so check with them first.

Swimming season in Arizona runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer.

The closest lakes in this guide are Bartlett Lake (Arizona, 13 mi), Saguaro Lake (Arizona, 31 mi) and Lake Pleasant (Arizona, 33 mi). Arizona has 14 lakes on this site in total.

The level comes from gauge 09509501, HORSESHOE RESERVOIR AT HORSESHOE DAM, AZ, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 84.86 ft, is from 2026-09-09. When the pool drops, shoreline beaches grow and shallow ramps can run out of concrete.