 Water levels in the lake vary widely, depending on the season, precipitation, and the needs of the irrigation company.In 1998, the Show Low Irrigation Company and the Pinetop-Woodland Irrigation Company merged; however, the land under the lake (to the "high water mark") is still owned by the Irrigation company as well as all the water.The land surrounding the lake is privately owned and not generally accessible to the public; however, the Arizona Game and Fish Department owns a small parcel of land on the northwest side of the lake at an elevation of , where it maintains a Public Landing for fishing and recreational boating.