Kaibab Lake
Coconino County, Arizona75 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEQ for this lake.
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- Public access
- Limited data
Kaibab Lake in Coconino County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 75 acres.
Kaibab Lake is a 75-acre lake in Coconino County, Arizona. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2025-10-31. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Kaibab Lake covers about 75 acres in Coconino County. It has one public boat landing. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Kaibab Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Kaibab Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Camping3 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kaibab Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kaibab 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 Kaibab Lake
These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Kaibab 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
Surface area
75 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by ADEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Kaibab Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Kaibab LakePublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
Public campgrounds near Kaibab Lake
- Kaibab Lake Group Cg0.1 km
- Kaibab Lake0.2 km
- Kaibab Lake Sites And Group Areas0.5 kmReserve
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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Fishing Kaibab Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2012–2019).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
Phosphorus
Improving-209.45 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Kaibab Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Kaibab (completed 1934), built primarily for recreation on the Dogtown Wash; rockfill-type dam, 44 ft tall and 664 ft long.
- Surface area
- 75 ac
- Normal storage
- 890 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 967 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 18 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- CITY OF WILLIAMS
All listed purposes: Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AZ00093 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Kaibab Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AZL15010004-0710_00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Kaibab Lake
Where is Kaibab Lake?
- Kaibab Lake is a lake in Coconino County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kaibab Lake?
- Kaibab Lake in Coconino County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 75 acres.
Is Kaibab Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kaibab Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury). Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Kaibab Lake?
- Kaibab Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Kaibab Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Kaibab Lake?
- Kaibab 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 Kaibab Lake?
- Kaibab Lake has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Kaibab Lake Group Cg, Kaibab Lake, Kaibab Lake Sites And Group Areas. 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
6 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Great Lakes Environmental Center
GLEC3 samples · 2025 - AZDEQ_SW
AZDEQ_SW3 samples · 2024–2025
Analytical methods
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
- 300.0 ~ EPA; Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography
- SM 4500 PE
- EPA 365.1
- FIELD
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles