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Bartlett Lake was the first reservoir built on the Verde River. [1] Bartlett Lake, located 48 miles (77 km) from downtown Phoenix and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Carefree, is a popular recreation area in the Tonto National Forest. After wet winters, the Bartlett Lake area often has fine displays of spring wildflowers. [2]
The Bartlett Dam is a concrete multiple-arch buttress dam on the Verde River, located 50 km northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam creates Bartlett Lake and its primary purpose is irrigation water supply. It was the first dam constructed on the Verde River and the first of its type constructed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It was built ...
On June 7, 2008, the Bartlett show closed when Lake Delton, the body of water where the show takes place, flooded after torrential rains, and two days later, breached the embankment surrounding it, draining the lake almost completely, in particular the area of the show's grandstand.
Evacuations were announced for residents living near Bartlett Lake hours later. By then, the fire quickly spread into the Tonto National Forest. In 24 hours on September 26, the fire had already grown to 5,200 acres (2,100 ha) and temporary closures were put in for Bartlett Lake as a precaution. [68]
The person drowned at a popular South Sound lake. Joint Base Lewis-McChord has shut down all of its beaches for a safety review following the drowning Monday of a service member. “We just want ...
The lake was at 94 feet on the Wolf Lake gauge on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. As of 4 a.m. Tuesday it had dropped to 93.08 feet. "They'll open it up when it gets down to 91 ...
Travel has again been slowed on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway outside New Orleans one day after numerous crashes caused by foggy conditions forced officials to close the span for hours.
The response of the local businesses was varied. The Delton Oaks Resort, a 60-year operation, closed temporarily. Meanwhile, the iconic Wisconsin Dells boat tours reopened despite the low water level. [51] The Tommy Bartlett Show continued, though the waterskiing aspect was discarded at least until the lake was refilled the following year ...