Crescent Lake Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Crescent Lake in Apache County, Arizona.

2 of these launches include facility details from Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Crescent Lake facts

Surface area139 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 42 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 3.3 miles
Surface elevation9,049 ft above sea level
DamCrescent Lake, completed 1934
Dam size22 ft high, 100 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT (State)
Normal storage5,800 acre-feet
Impounded streamBlack River - Tr

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID AZ00127). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at Crescent Lake

Most-observed birds: Great Blue Heron (3), Horned Lark (3), Savannah Sparrow (3), Eared Grebe (2), Bald Eagle (2), Mountain Bluebird (2), American Coot (1), Common Merganser (1), Greater White-fronted Goose (1), Tufted Duck (1).

Other wildlife: Wapiti (4), Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (1), Muskrat (1), Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (1), Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1), Domestic Horse (1).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (23 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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