Watson Lake (Arizona)

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Watson Lake
The diversion dam can be see on the left.
Location	Yavapai County, Arizona
Coordinates	34°35′45″N, 112°24′57″WCoordinates: 34°35′45″N, 112°24′57″W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Granite Creek
Primary outflows	Granite Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	150 acres (61 ha)

Watson Lake is one of two reservoirs at the Granite Dells, outside of Prescott, Arizona that was formed in the early 1900s when the Chino Valley Irrigation District built a dam on Granite Creek. The City of Prescott bought the reservoir and surrounding land in 1997 to preserve it as recreational land. Watson Lake was used in scenes from the film Billy Jack.