THE MARTINEZ LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Colorado/Lower Gila River Valleys setting.
Martinez Lake CDP has 1.53 square miles of land in Yuma County. Its Census reference point is in Lower Colorado/Lower Gila River Valleys, within Sonoran Basin and Range.
Hot desert basins are separated by low mountain ranges. Palo verde, cacti and other drought-adapted plants distinguish the Sonoran setting from the Mojave region farther north.
Regional context: Sonoran Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Martinez Lake and Yuma County
Martinez Lake is associated with Yuma County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Martinez Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.71 square miles of water within Martinez Lake, or 31.7% of its total area. It is 31.6 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Yuma County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Martinez Lake CDP has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Yuma Proving Ground CDP (1.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

