Hawley Lake
Apache County, Arizona244 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEQ for this lake.
- 22 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Hawley Lake in Apache County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 244 acres.
Hawley Lake is a 244-acre lake in Apache County, Arizona with an estimated average depth of about 22 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2024-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Hawley Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Hawley Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Hawley Lake
These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Hawley Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~22 ft est.
Surface area
244 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by ADEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Arizona has not published bathymetry for Hawley Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
8 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
5.7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
8,186 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Hawley LakePublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
Public campgrounds near Hawley Lake
- Davis Dam Camp0.1 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Hawley Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Davis (Hawley Lake) (completed 1956), built primarily for recreation on the Trout Creek; earth-type dam, 58 ft tall and 750 ft long.
- Surface area
- 244 ac
- Normal storage
- 3,910 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 6,154 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- BIA
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AZ10419 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Hawley Lake
Where is Hawley Lake?
- Hawley Lake is a lake in Apache County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hawley Lake?
- Hawley Lake in Apache County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 244 acres.
Is Hawley Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hawley Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Hawley Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 22 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 244 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Hawley Lake?
- Hawley Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Hawley Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Hawley Lake?
- Hawley Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Arizona's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
Are there campgrounds on Hawley Lake?
- Hawley Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Davis Dam Camp. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
8 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona (Tribal)
WHITEMOUNTAIN_WQX8 samples · 2024
Analytical methods
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles