Patagonia Lake

Patagonia Lake
Patagonia Lake, May 2018
Patagonia Lake
Location	Santa Cruz County, Arizona United States
Coordinates	31°29′42″N110°51′34″W / 31.49500°N 110.85944°W / 31.49500; -110.85944
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Sonoita Creek
Primary outflows	Sonoita Creek
Basin  countries	United States
Managing agency	Arizona State Parks
Surface area	265 acres (107 ha)
Average depth	90 ft (27 m)
Max. depth	120 ft (37 m)
Surface elevation	4,050 ft (1,230 m)
Settlements	Patagonia

Patagonia Lake is a man-made reservoir in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, located southwest of the town of Patagonia, Arizona and northeast of Nogales. ^[1] The lake was created by damming Sonoita Creek, ^[2] and is a popular area for boating and sport fishing. Facilities are maintained by Arizona State Parks as part of Patagonia Lake State Park.

Fish species

Reproducing fish species located in Patagonia Lake are largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, flathead catfish, threadfin shad, redear sunfish, channel catfish, and American bullfrogs. Rainbow trout are stocked every three weeks from October to March. ^[3]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Arizona
• Lakesportal

References

1. "Patagonia Lake State Park". DesertUSA.com.
2. "Patagonia Lake, Arizona". Recreation Resource Management.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Chapter 10 Santa Cruz River Watershed" (PDF). Arizona Game and Fish Department. January 2011. pp. 10–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Wayback Machine.

• Arizona Game and Fish Department, Information and Education Division (2007). Arizona Fishin' Holes. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Game and Fish Department.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Patagonia Lake
• Arizona Fishing Locations Map
• Arizona Boating Locations Facilities Map
• Video of Patagonia Lake ^{[ permanent dead link ]}