Mount Turnbull · 2,527 m · 22 km SE

Lake · Arizona

San Carlos Lake

747 m2,451 ft

Area: 36 km²
Tonight: 57°FFair · Wind 0–5 mph NW

San Carlos Lake is a lake at 747 m above sea level in Arizona, United States, 36 km² in area and 17.9 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 747 m
Length: 17.9 km
Shoreline: 96.4 km

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Lake

San Carlos Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 96.4 km

3D map

San Carlos Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 19.9 × 19.9 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

San Carlos Lake terrain and contours

25 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

San Carlos Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

San Carlos Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 57°F (14°C) · 4% chance of precipitation · Wind 0–5 mph NW

San Carlos Lake forecast for about 792 m.

Tonight57°4%0–5 mph NW
Sat52°74°6%0–10 mph W
Sun53°75°–0–5 mph NNE
Mon57°80°–0–5 mph ENE
Tue58°81°–0–5 mph SE
Wed59°81°8%0–5 mph SE
Thu59°79°48%0–5 mph ESE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:56 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 19.9 × 19.9 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 70% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

69.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

26.7%

Steep, 30–45°

3.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.2%

Steeper than 30°: 3.7% of the 396 km² view
Relief in view: 689 m low point 695 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 72.2%Grassland 11.7%Bare rock / sparse 9.1%Water 3.4%Trees 2.5%Cropland 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10.0 km; 146 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Saguaro21
American White Pelican9
Western Grebe6
Ring-billed Gull6
Red-tailed Hawk6
Bald Eagle6

Where it sits

Where San Carlos Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Avra Valley117 km SW

Downloads

San Carlos Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGSan Carlos Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-18.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-18)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia