Horseshoe Lake (Arizona)

Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake
	The top of Horseshoe Reservoir looking north in December 2015
	Horseshoe Lake
Location	Maricopa / Yavapai counties, Arizona, United States
Coordinates	33°59′8.83″N 111°43′16.21″W / 33.9857861°N 111.7211694°W
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Verde River
Primary outflows	Verde River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	5 miles (8.0 km)
Surface area	790 acres (320 ha)
Average depth	30 ft (9.1 m)
Max. depth	77 ft (23 m)
Water volume	109,217 acre⋅ft (134,717,000 m3)
Shore length1	27 miles (43 km)
Surface elevation	2,200 ft (670 m)
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Horseshoe Lake is a reservoir that was formed by the Horseshoe Dam on the Verde River in the U.S. state of Arizona. The lake and dam are located inside the Tonto National Forest is located upstream and north of Bartlett Lake. The dam is managed by the Salt River Project.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Graziosi, Graig (July 6, 2016). "Massive fish die-off in Horseshoe Lake area". Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Horseshoe Dam". Salt River Project. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Horseshoe Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Horseshoe Reservoir". United States Bureau of Agriculture. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.