Havasu Lake is an
unincorporated community
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in
San Bernardino County
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,
California
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,
United States
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, located on
Lake Havasu
Lake Havasu () is a large reservoir formed by Parker Dam on the Colorado River, on the border between San Bernardino County, California, and Mohave County, Arizona. Lake Havasu City sits on the Arizonan side of the lake with its Californian coun ...
on the
Chemehuevi Reservation in the
Mojave Desert
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. The community serves as the seat of the
tribal government of the
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and is home to the Havasu Landing Casino.
The Siwavaats Junior College in Havasu Lake teaches the
Chemehuevi language
Colorado River Numic (also called Ute , Southern Paiute , Ute–Southern Paiute, or Ute-Chemehuevi ), of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, is a dialect chain that stretches from southeastern California to Colorado. Individ ...
.
Water is provided by the Havasu Water Company. Sanitation Services are provided by San Bernardino County Service area HL 70 Havasu Lake
Students in Havasu Lake attend schools within the Needles Unified School District. Elementary School Students attend Chemehuevi Valley Elementary School
Havasu Landing Resort and Casino provides a ferry from Havasu Lake to
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City (, ) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 57,144, up from 52,527 in 2010. It is served by Lake Havasu City Airport.
History
The community first started du ...
.
References
External links
Official Tribal PageChemehuevi Language Archive, 1970s Fieldwork and Analysis by Margaret L. Press
Mojave Desert
Lake Havasu
Unincorporated communities in San Bernardino County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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