Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake is one of four reservoirs that were formed by the damming of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona as part of the Salt River Project.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mormon Flat Dam and Boulder Creek Bridge.
Mormon Flat Dam
Dam
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The Mormon Flat Dam is a dam on the Salt River located Northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam is 380 feet long, 224 feet high and was built between 1923 and 1925.
Boulder Creek Bridge
Bridge
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Boulder Creek Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Canyon Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tortilla Flat and Horse Mesa.
Tortilla Flat
Hamlet
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Tortilla Flat is a small unincorporated community in far eastern Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the central part of the state, northeast of Apache Junction. Tortilla Flat is situated 3½ miles southeast of Canyon Lake.
Horse Mesa
Hamlet
The Horse Mesa Dam is a concrete thin arch dam located in the Superstition Mountains, northeast of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona. The dam is 660 feet long, 300 feet high and was built between 1924 and 1927. Horse Mesa is situated 5 miles east of Canyon Lake.
Canyon Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Canyon Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canyon Lake (tubiganan sa Estados Unidos, Arizona)”
- Cebuano: “Canyon Lake”
- German: “Canyon Lake (Arizona)”
- German: “Canyon Lake”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mormon Flat Dam Heliport and Ittindi Rock.
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