Lake Havasu Lake Havasu 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 lake's eastern shore. The reservoir has an available capacity of . 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. Prior to the dam construction, the area was home to the Mohave Indians. The lake was named (in 1939) after the Mojave word for "blue". In the early 19th century, it
Lake Havasu City Airport Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, Lake Havasu City Airport is classified as "commercial service - non-primary" because it has between 2,500 and 10,000 passenger boardings per year. Lake Havasu City Airport covers an area of which contains one asphalt paved runway For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 50,956 aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi, 3% scheduled commercial and <1% military. There are 302 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single engine, 14% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft, 2% helicopters and 2% ultralights. Incidents On April 23,