DESERT LAKES
“Nowhere on this planet is the desert As fascinating as it is in Arizona”

The 5 Salt River Lakes
Saquaro Lake
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Saguaro Lake is the fourth reservoir on the Salt River, formed by the Stewart Mountain Dam.

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Saquaro lake is in the Tonto National Forest

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Saquaro Lake is one of 5 lakes on the Salt River

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Teddybear Rock. Do you see the teddybear peeking over the mountain?

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Spider Rock. Web-like formations created by cooling lava

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Shipwreck Rock

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Shipwreck Rock got its name from the number of boaters who have run into it!

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Four Peaks Mountain

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Saquaro lake is named for the cactus which stand majestically in the surrounding desert landscape

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Map of the Lake


Canyon Lake
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Canyon Lake is the third reservoir on the Salt River, formed by the the Mormon Flat Dam.

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Canyon Lake is one of 5 lakes along the Salt River

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Canyon Lake

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A one-lane bridge over the Salt River at Canyon Lake

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Another one-lane bridge over the Salt River at Canyon Lake


Apache Lake
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Apache Lake is the second reservoir on the Salt River, formed by the Horse Mesa Dam

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Apache Lake is located about 5 miles downstream from Theodore Roosevelt Lake.

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Apache Lake is the second largest of the four Salt River Project reservoirs.

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Theodore Roosevelt Lake
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Roosevelt Lake is the first and largest reservoir on the Salt River, formed by the Theodore Roosevelt Dam

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Our view of Roosevelt Lake during our "Flight Over Phoenix."

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Roosevelt Dam as seen on our Flight Over Phoenix

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As seen on our Flight Over Phoenix


Tempe Town Lake
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Town Lake is the fifth reservoir on the Salt River

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More than 40 special events happen at Town Lake annually

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The dam system is the country's largest hydraulically-operated steel gate dam system.


Lake Pleasant
Lake Pleasant
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Lake Pleasant is a major water sports recreation center for the Phoenix metro area,

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Lake Pleasant Fishing & Camping

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Lake Pleasant Beach

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Lake Pleasant Boat Harbor

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Lake Pleasant Sunset Dinner Cruise

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Lake Pleasant dinner cruise

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Lake Pleasant dinner cruise

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Lake Pleasant was formed by the Carl Pleasant Dam, which upon completion in 1927, was the largest multi-arch dam in the world.

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Lake Pleasant's new Waddell Dam is an embankment dam on the Agua Fria River. This view is from our photos during our "Flight Over Phoenix."


Lake Mead
The largest reservoir in the continental United States
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Lake Mead is formed by Hoover Dam

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At the lower end of Grand Canyon the Colorado widens into Lake Mead

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Lake Havasu
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Lake Havasu

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Lake Havasu is know for its great boating, fishing and parties

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Lake Havasu is famous for having the original London Bridge.


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