Havasu Lake is an

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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, Arizona. Lake Havasu City sits on the Arizona (eastern) side of the lake with its ...

on the Chemehuevi Reservation in the

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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 Lake Havasu teaches children 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. Individual ...

. 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

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Official Tribal PageChemehuevi Language Archive, 1970s Fieldwork and Analysis by Margaret L. Press
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