Everything about Lake Havasu totally explained
Lake Havasu is a large
reservoir behind
Parker Dam on the
Colorado River, on the border between
California and
Arizona.
Lake Havasu City sits on the its eastern shore. The
lake has a capacity of 648,000
acre feet (799,000,000 m³). The concrete arch
dam was built by the
United States Bureau of Reclamation between 1934 and 1938. The lake's primary purpose is to store water for pumping into two aqueducts.
Etymology
Lake Havasu, is named for the
Mohave word "Havasu", which means "blue water".
Aqueducts
Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant pumps water into the
Central Arizona Project Aqueduct. Whitsett Pumping Plant is located on the lake and lifts the water 291 feet for the
Colorado River Aqueduct. Gene Pumping Plant is just south of Parker Dam and gives the water an additional boost of 303 feet. The Colorado River Aqueduct has three more pumping plants, Iron Mountain, 144 feet (44 m), Eagle Mountain, 438 feet (134 m) and Julian Hinds, 441 feet (134 m). The total lift is 1,617 feet (493 m).
Robert Paxton McCulloch (May 11, 1911 – February 25, 1977) was an American entrepreneur most notable for McCulloch Chainsaws and purchasing the old London Bridge and moving it to one of the cities he founded, Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Lake Havasu sparked the imagination of McCulloch, who purchased 3,500 acres (14 km²) of lakeside property along Pittsburgh Point, the peninsula that eventually would be transformed into "the island".
Features
Lake Havasu is well known for its recreational fishing and boating, which bring in 3.5 million visitors a year. Fishing tournaments are often held on the lake, where bass and stripers are the main catch. In addition, white sturgeon were stocked in Lake Havasu in 1967 and 1968 from stock obtained from San Pablo Bay, California. While some dead sturgeon were found downstream from Havasu (probably killed during passage over dams)
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