ArizonaReservoirMaricopa County

Saguaro Lake

Saguaro Lake covers about 1,264 acres of the Salt River in Arizona. Its shoreline falls inside Maricopa County. Management is in the hands of USDA Forest Service / SRP.

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CountiesMaricopa County

Coordinates33.5693, -111.5252

Surface area1,264 acres

Max depth90 ft

RiverSalt River

Managed byUSDA Forest Service / SRP

Swimming beaches on Saguaro Lake

No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.

Saguaro Lake on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Visiting Saguaro Lake

Saguaro Lake sits at 33.5693, -111.5252. Surface elevation is about 1,506 feet. Water leaves through the Salt River. Maximum depth is around 90 feet.

The federal and state datasets behind this guide list no named beach at Saguaro Lake. That does not mean there is no access, only that none is catalogued. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank.

Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.

There is no live level reading for Saguaro Lake. The agencies that run this water do not publish one openly, and we do not estimate what has not been measured. We check the public feeds daily, so this page will fill in if one appears.

Nearby water includes Canyon Lake (Arizona, 5 mi), Apache Lake (Arizona, 15 mi) and Bartlett Lake (Arizona, 18 mi). In all, 14 lakes in Arizona are covered here.