Katherine Landing (often erroneously referred to as Katherine's Landing or Katherines Landing) is a recreational area located on the
Arizona side of the
Colorado River and
Lake Mohave just north of
Bullhead City in the
Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It is about upstream from
Davis Dam and accessed from
Arizona State Route 68.
The
National Park Service, which administers Katherine Landing, reports more than 1.2 million visitors each year. The area was named after a gold mine popularly known as Katherine Mine that operated in the vicinity in the late 1800s.
Facilities
The Katherine Landing facility includes a
slipway,
floating dock
Floating may refer to:
* a type of dental work performed on horse teeth
* use of an isolation tank
* the guitar-playing technique where chords are sustained rather than scratched
* ''Floating'' (play), by Hugh Hughes
* Floating (psychological phe ...
, rental boats and recreational craft, a restaurant, convenience store, 53-unit motel,
RV park and a campground.
Fish species
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Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...
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Catfish (Channel)
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Crappie
Crappies () are two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus ''Pomoxis'' in the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes). Both species of crappies are popular game fish among recreational anglers.
Etymology
The genus name ''Pomoxis'' ...
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Largemouth Bass
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Rainbow
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Striped Bass
The striped bass (''Morone saxatilis''), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America. It has al ...
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Sunfish
External links
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Arizona Boating Locations Facilities MapArizona Fishing Locations Map
Lake Mohave
Protected areas of Mohave County, Arizona
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