What is Lake Havasu?
It is a type of reservoir formed by the Parker Dam on the Colorado River located near Lake Havasu City, Arizona. (2)
Who named Lake Havasu?
The lake, according to an Arizona State Parks ranger, got its name from an elderly Indian couple. When the lake first formed, its waters were muddy. As the sediments settled out, the lake took on its blue-green color. The couple named it “havasu,” an Indian word meaning blue-green. (1)
The Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant pumps water into the Central Arizona Project Aqueduct. (2)
What fish are located in the reservoir?
Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Striped bass, Carp, Catfish (Channel), Catfish (Flathead), Crappie, Razorback sucker, Redear Sunfish, Sunfish (Cetrarchidae) (2), panfish (1)
Mercury
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for Lake Havasu based on levels of mercury found in fish caught from this water body. (2)
Resources
1. https://www.desertusa.com/desert-activity/sara-hike.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Havasu
