Parker Canyon Lake | |
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Location | Cochise County, Arizona, United States |
Coordinates | 31°25′37″N 110°27′19″W / 31.42694°N 110.45528°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Parker, Merritt, and Collins Canyons |
Primary outflows | Parker Canyon |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | Sierra Vista Ranger District Coronado National Forest U.S. Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Built | 1965 |
Surface area | 132 acres (53 ha)[1] |
Average depth | 40 ft (12 m) |
Max. depth | 60 ft (18 m) |
Surface elevation | 5,400 ft (1,600 m) |
Website | https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coronado/recarea/?recid=25522 |
Parker Canyon Lake is located in southeastern Arizona, 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Sierra Vista around the Huachuca Mountains and about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the border with Mexico. The lake is a reservoir formed by a dam in Parker Canyon in the south end of the Canelo Hills in southwestern Cochise County. Parker Canyon is a tributary to the Santa Cruz River in the San Rafael Valley. The facilities are maintained by Coronado National Forest division of the USDA Forest Service.