Bekihatso

Lake Bekihatso is a crescent-shaped lake slightly more than 2 miles (3.2 km) west of US 191 in Apache County, Arizona. This lake is in very uneven and isolated desertlike terrain. Bekihatso is a name derived from the Navajo language meaning "big pond".[2][3]

Lake Bekihatso
Lake Bekihatso
Lake Bekihatso
LocationApache County, Arizona
Coordinates36.0025°N 109.6430°W / 36.0025; -109.6430
Lake typenatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length310 feet (94 m)
Max. width55 feet (17 m)
Surface elevation6,764 feet (2,062 m)[1]

See also

  • List of lakes in Arizona

References

  1. Arizona lakes list, at http://waterguy.us/AZLakes.htm .
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bekihatso
  3. Barnes, Will Croft (1960). Arizona place names. University of Arizona Press. p. 4.


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