Kennedy Lake
Pima County, Arizona14 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEQ for this lake.
- Public access
- Limited data
Kennedy Lake in Pima County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 14 acres.
Kennedy Lake is a 14-acre lake in Pima County, Arizona. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2022-04-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Kennedy Lake covers about 14 acres in Pima County. It has one public boat landing. Vrbo is where to look for cabins and lake homes around Kennedy Lake, and Booking.com and Expedia search hotels near the lake for your dates.
What Kennedy Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kennedy 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 Kennedy Lake
These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Kennedy 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
14 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by ADEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Kennedy Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Kennedy Park CreekPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Kennedy Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Kennedy Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Kennedy Park (completed 1973), built primarily for recreation on the Kennedy Park Creek; earth-type dam, 18 ft tall and 600 ft long.
- Surface area
- 14 ac
- Normal storage
- 90 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 150 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.14 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF TUCSON, PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AZ00026 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.15 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Kennedy Lake
Where is Kennedy Lake?
- Kennedy Lake is a lake in Pima County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kennedy Lake?
- Kennedy Lake in Pima County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 14 acres.
Is Kennedy Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Kennedy Lake?
- Kennedy Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Kennedy Park Creek. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Kennedy Lake?
- Kennedy 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.
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Where this data comes from
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Great Lakes Environmental Center
GLEC5 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
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
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory