Hawley Lake
Hawley Lake is an American 300-acre (120 ha) lake and place in east-central Arizona, in the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation, and has an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,500 m).[1]
| Hawley Lake | |
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 A view of Hawley Lake | |
  Hawley Lake  Hawley Lake | |
| Location | Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Apache County, Arizona, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°59′36″N 109°45′31″W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 8,200 ft (2,500 m) |
The lake is a remnant of Pliocene volcanism on the Mogollon Rim[2] but it has been artificially extended as a reservoir for downstream irrigation plus trout and ice fishing (though an $9 tribal licence is required to fish on the reservation). The camphost Bill Kee has been part of this recreation facility for nearly 25 years. Its popularity as a recreational area is enhanced by a nearby ski resort.
Climate
Owing to its high elevation, Hawley Lake has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dsb) and stands as one of the coldest and wettest places in Arizona. In March 1973 snowfall was as high as 105 inches (2.7 m). Rainfall from July to September is also high, though not exceptional compared to many parts of southeastern Arizona. Hawley Lake holds the all-time record low temperature in Arizona history with −40 °F/°C recorded on January 7, 1971. It also holds the record for most precipitation in a calendar year in Arizona with 58.92 inches (1,496.6 mm) in 1978 – much of that being snow.[3]
| Climate data for Hawley Lake, Arizona (1967-1988) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
65 (18) |
67 (19) |
71 (22) |
86 (30) |
88 (31) |
88 (31) |
84 (29) |
79 (26) |
75 (24) |
69 (21) |
64 (18) |
88 (31) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 41.7 (5.4) |
43.1 (6.2) |
45.1 (7.3) |
52.3 (11.3) |
61.9 (16.6) |
73.1 (22.8) |
74.8 (23.8) |
72.0 (22.2) |
67.4 (19.7) |
58.6 (14.8) |
48.9 (9.4) |
42.8 (6.0) |
56.8 (13.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.3 (−4.3) |
26.0 (−3.3) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
37.1 (2.8) |
45.6 (7.6) |
54.4 (12.4) |
59.2 (15.1) |
57.5 (14.2) |
52.4 (11.3) |
43.0 (6.1) |
33.5 (0.8) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
40.7 (4.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 6.8 (−14.0) |
8.8 (−12.9) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
35.6 (2.0) |
43.6 (6.4) |
42.9 (6.1) |
37.3 (2.9) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
9.6 (−12.4) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) |
−20 (−29) |
−18 (−28) |
−16 (−27) |
6 (−14) |
19 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
26 (−3) |
21 (−6) |
3 (−16) |
−11 (−24) |
−27 (−33) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.64 (92) |
3.29 (84) |
5.07 (129) |
1.97 (50) |
1.26 (32) |
1.05 (27) |
4.83 (123) |
5.18 (132) |
3.30 (84) |
2.93 (74) |
2.58 (66) |
3.08 (78) |
38.18 (971) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 30.4 (77) |
29.1 (74) |
41.8 (106) |
18.4 (47) |
2.7 (6.9) |
trace | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3.2 (8.1) |
15.5 (39) |
27.0 (69) |
168.2 (427) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 99 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 inch) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 11.6 |
| Source: WRCC[4] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
The shoreline
Algae in the lake
The entrance sign at Hawley Lake
References
- Hawley Lake Retrieved on August 13, 2007.
- Merrill, Robert K. and Péwé, Troy L.; “Late Quaternary Glacial Chronology of the White Mountains, East-Central Arizona”; in The Journal of Geology Vol. 80, No. 4 (Jul., 1972), pp. 493-501
- Most Precipitation in Calendar Year by State
- "HAWLEY LAKE, ARIZONA (023926)". Western Regional Climate Center. December 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.