Lynx Lake
Yavapai County, Arizona53 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEQ for this lake.
- Public access
- Limited data
Lynx Lake in Yavapai County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 52.5 acres.
Lynx Lake is a 53-acre lake in Yavapai 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 2022-04-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Lynx Lake covers about 53 acres in Yavapai County. It has one public boat landing. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Lynx Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Lynx 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 Lynx 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 Lynx Lake
These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Lynx 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
53 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by ADEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lynx Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Lynx LakePublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Lynx Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2015–2017). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Stable2 years
Phosphorus
Improving-48.55 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lynx Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lynx Lake (completed 1962), built primarily for fish and wildlife pond on the Lynx Creek; rockfill-type dam, 89 ft tall and 380 ft long.
- Surface area
- 52.5 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,459 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,764 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 18.5 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
All listed purposes: Fish and Wildlife Pond;Irrigation;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AZ00049 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lynx Lake
Where is Lynx Lake?
- Lynx Lake is a lake in Yavapai County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lynx Lake?
- Lynx Lake in Yavapai County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 52.5 acres.
Is Lynx 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 Lynx Lake?
- Lynx Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lynx Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lynx Lake?
- Lynx 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
4 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
GLEC4 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