Tempe Town Lake
Maricopa County, Arizona214 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEQ for this lake.
- Public access
- Limited data
Tempe Town Lake in Maricopa County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 214 acres.
Tempe Town Lake is a 214-acre lake in Maricopa County, Arizona. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 4 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2026-04-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Tempe Town Lake covers about 210 acres in Maricopa County. It has 4 public boat landings, so a lakefront rental is not the only way to get a boat on the water. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Tempe Town Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Tempe Town Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch4 documented ramps
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Tempe Town 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 Tempe Town Lake
These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Tempe Town 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
214 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by ADEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Tempe Town Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Tempe Town Lake - 1Public
- Tempe Town Lake - 2Public
- Tempe Town Lake - 3Public
- Tempe Town Lake - 4Public
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Tempe Town Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2012–2013). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Tempe Town Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Rio Salado Town Lake (completed 1997), built primarily for recreation on the Salt River; other-type dam, 40 ft tall and 902 ft long.
- Surface area
- 214 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,419 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,846 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 13,000 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- CITY OF TEMPE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AZ00236 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Tempe Town Lake
Where is Tempe Town Lake?
- Tempe Town Lake is a lake in Maricopa County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tempe Town Lake?
- Tempe Town Lake in Maricopa County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 214 acres.
Is Tempe Town 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 Tempe Town Lake?
- Tempe Town Lake has 4 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Tempe Town Lake - 1, Tempe Town Lake - 2, Tempe Town Lake - 3, Tempe Town Lake - 4. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Tempe Town Lake?
- Tempe Town Lake has 4 documented boat landings 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
9 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2021–2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Great Lakes Environmental Center
GLEC9 samples · 2021–2026
Analytical methods
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
- 300.0 ~ EPA; Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography
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
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory