Lake Havasu City

geographical name

Lake Hav·​a·​su City ˈha-və-ˌsü How to pronounce Lake Havasu City (audio)
planned city in western Arizona population 52,527

Note: The city was founded in 1964 on the shore of Lake Havasu, which had been created by the construction in the 1930s of a dam across the Colorado River between California and Arizona 25 miles to the south of where Lake Havasu City was eventually built.

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“Lake Havasu City.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lake%20Havasu%20City. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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