Lake Powell, Arizona - Fishing & Camping Information

Fish Species

• Catfish (Channel)
• Crappie
• Largemouth Bass
• Northern Pike
• Smallmouth Bass
• Striped Bass
• Sunfish
• Walleye

Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River, straddling the border between Utah and Arizona (most of it, along with Rainbow Bridge is in Utah). It is the second largest man-made reservoir in the United States behind Lake Mead, storing 24,322,000 acre feet (30 km³) of water when full. A beautiful area of water, filled with giant canyons and Rocky Mountains, and stocked with largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, sunfish, channel catfish, northern pike, and walleye.

The lake's main body stretches up Glen Canyon, but has also filled more than 90 side canyons. The lake stretches up the Escalante River and San Juan River where they merge into the main Colorado River. This provides access to many natural geographic points of interest as well as some remnants of the Anasazi culture. Camping, and hiking around the lake are popular indeed. Swimming, waterskiing, and jet skiing are allowed as well to make Lake Powell an ideal place to vacation during the hot summers of Arizona.

Average Depth: 800ft,Elevation: 3,700ft