Roper Lake
Graham County, Arizona34 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEQ for this lake.
- Public access
- Limited data
Roper Lake in Graham County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 34 acres.
Roper Lake is a 34-acre lake in Graham 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 2022-04-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Roper Lake covers about 34 acres in Graham County. It has one public boat landing. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Roper Lake on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Roper 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 Roper 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 Roper Lake
These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Roper 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
34 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by ADEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Roper Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Roper Lake State ParkPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Roper Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Roper Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Roper Lake (completed 1961), built primarily for recreation on the Tr -Stockton Wash - Os; earth-type dam, 17 ft tall and 2,964 ft long.
- Surface area
- 34 ac
- Normal storage
- 313 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.24 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
All listed purposes: Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AZ00091 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Roper Lake
Where is Roper Lake?
- Roper Lake is a lake in Graham County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Roper Lake?
- Roper Lake in Graham County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 34 acres.
Is Roper 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 Roper Lake?
- Roper Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Roper Lake State Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Roper Lake?
- Roper 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