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Lake Havasu (/ ˈ h ɑː v ə s uː /) is a large reservoir formed by Parker Dam on the Colorado River, on the border between San Bernardino County, California, and Mohave County, Arizona. Lake Havasu City sits on the Arizonan side of the lake with its Californian counterpart of Havasu Lake directly across the lake.
London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.United States. When it was built in the 1830s, it spanned the River Thames in London, England.In 1968, the bridge was purchased from the City of London by Robert P. McCulloch.
Lake Havasu City has a hot desert climate , with extremely hot summers, mild winters, and very little rainfall. The hottest temperature in Arizona was recorded in Havasu City. Lake Havasu City is a very hot city, even by Arizona standards; here, the highest temperature ever recorded in the state, 128 °F (53 °C), was set on June 29, 1994. [19]
Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that crosses the Colorado River 155 miles (249 km) downstream of Hoover Dam.Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, it is 320 feet (98 m) high, 235 feet (72 m) of which are below the riverbed (the deep excavation was necessary in order to reach the bedrock on which the foundation of the dam was built), [1] [2] making it the deepest ...
Lake Havasu City Airport covers an area of 646 acres (261 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway: . 14/32 measuring 8,000 x 100 ft (2,438 x 30 m) [1] For the 12-month period ending May 16, 2022, the airport had 52,900 aircraft operations, an average of 145 per day: 92% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 4% military.
Havasu Falls, a waterfall located on the Havasu Creek and in the Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Havasu Lake, California, an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States; Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, a National Wildlife Refuge on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California
Arizona State University at Lake Havasu City (ASU at Lake Havasu) is a satellite campus of the Arizona State University in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It opened in fall 2012 and focuses on an experiential, student-centered approach to learning. [1] The university plans to close the campus in June 2025 due to state budget cuts. [2]
Together with Bridge Canyon Dam, located at the lower end of the Grand Canyon, it would have provided the hydroelectric power necessary to lift Colorado River water from Lake Havasu to central Arizona's farms and cities, including Phoenix and Tucson. The two dams would have operated as "cash register" facilities to provide funds for future ...