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ABOUT THE AREA
Lake Havasu City, Arizona is one of the fastest-growing markets in the American southwest. More than a desert oasis, Lake Havasu City is home to 50,000 year-round residents and another 20,000 during the winter season. Located on Arizona's West Coast on the shore of Lake Havasu which was formed by the Parker Dam on the Colorado River, Lake Havasu City was established in 1963. Las Vegas is 150 miles to the north; Phoenix is 200 miles to the southeast; and Los Angeles is 300 miles to the west. A municipal airport offers daily flights to and from Phoenix.
The warm, dry climate of the area draws vacationers to 25 hotel/resort properties with over 2000 rooms, 2,000 RV sites within a dozen different parks, 125 restaurants, hundreds of recreational facilities, beaches, malls, and everything you would expect in a metropolitan area twice its size. The annual average high temperature is 88 degrees while the low is 56 degrees.
For the hot, summer days that frequently rise above 100 degrees, Lake Havasu's water temperature averages 68 degrees. The lake is 45 miles long and has earned a reputation as the personal watercraft capital of the world by hosting the annual World Racing Finals. Several regional and national fishing tournaments are also held here. If it's water sports you're after, there's even more adventure on 75 accessible miles of the Colorado River.
Back on terra ferma, the Sonoran and Mojave deserts surround Lake Havasu City. Nature is undisturbed here. You are welcome to view the sand swept dunes, hidden canyons, and stunning rock formations.
Lake Havasu City gained international attention when the London Bridge, which spanned Britain's River Thames from 1831 to 1968, was reconstructed in Lake Havasu City brick-by-brick in a process that took three years. City founder Robert P. McCulloch, Sr. purchased the then-sinking London Bridge in 1971 for $2.5 million then spent another $7 million to rebuild this world-famous structure.
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