Parker Canyon Lake

Parker Canyon Lake
Parker Canyon Lake
Parker Canyon Lake is located in Arizona
Parker Canyon Lake
Parker Canyon Lake
LocationCochise County, Arizona, United States
Coordinates31°25′37″N 110°27′19″W / 31.42694°N 110.45528°W / 31.42694; -110.45528
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsParker, Merritt, and Collins Canyons
Primary outflowsParker Canyon
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencySierra Vista Ranger District
Coronado National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Built1965 (1965)
Surface area132 acres (53 ha)[1]
Average depth40 ft (12 m)
Max. depth60 ft (18 m)
Surface elevation5,400 ft (1,600 m)
Websitehttps://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.

  1. ^ "Parker Canyon Lake". fs.usda.gov. US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 8 September 2020.