Lake Havasu

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Lake Havasu from Parker Dam

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. 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.

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), Eagle Mountain (438 feet) and Julian Hinds (441 feet). The total lift is 1,617 feet.

London Bridge at Lake Havasu.

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Colorado River system
Dams and aqueducts (see US Bureau of Reclamation)
Shadow Mountain Dam \| Granby Dam \| Glen Canyon Dam \| Hoover Dam \| Davis Dam \| Parker Dam \| Palo Verde Diversion Dam \| Imperial Dam \| Laguna Dam \| Morelos Dam \| Colorado River Aqueduct \| San Diego Aqueduct \| Central Arizona Project Aqueduct \| All-American Canal \| Coachella Canal \| Redwall Dam
Natural features
Colorado River \| Rocky Mountains \| Colorado River Basin \| Grand Lake \| Sonoran desert \| Mojave desert \| Imperial Valley \| Colorado Plateau \| Grand Canyon \| Glen Canyon \| Marble Canyon \| Paria Canyon \| Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez \| Salton Sea
Tributaries
Dirty Devil River \| Dolores River \| Escalante River \| Gila River \| Green River \| Gunnison River \| Kanab River \| Little Colorado River \| Paria River \| San Juan River \| Virgin River
Major reservoirs
Fontenelle Reservoir \| Flaming Gorge Reservoir \| Taylor Park Reservoir \| Navajo Reservoir \| Lake Powell \| Lake Mead \| Lake Havasu
Dependent states
Arizona \| California \| Colorado \| Nevada \| New Mexico \| Utah (See: Colorado River Compact)
Designated areas
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area \| Lake Mead National Recreation Area