Havasu Lake, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Needles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92363. It stands on Chemehuevi Wash. The Survey maps it on the Havasu Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1911 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1911 USGS Parker quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Whipple Mts. quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Whipple Mts quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Whipple Mts quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1970 USGS Havasu Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Parker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
131 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Havasu Lake between 1993 and 2020, burning about 277 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 117 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado River District | CAMPBELL |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CAMPBELL |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Desert Hills Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | 95 acres | Lake Havasu Refuges Complex | BEALE |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu City Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Desert Hills Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Havasu Lake: 3 producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Earth Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Havarin Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Starr Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Pit #8374 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Pit No. 8374 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
10 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Havasu Lake in 10 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 8 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havasu Lake | 1 killed | Waves estimated to be six feet high swept across Lake Havasu due to severe thunderstorm winds. Multiple boaters in distress were rescued from their crafts and from the water. One person was trapped under a capsized craft near the Havasu Landing Casino and drowned. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $50,000 | Thirty low water crossings on Highway 95 between Needles and Havasu Lake Road were covered in mud and debris. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $50,000 | Multiple vehicles were stuck in flowing water two to three feet deep on Highway 95. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $10,000 | Several trucks were stuck in about a foot of flowing water near A Street and Main Street. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $10,000 | Highway 95 was closed from Havasu Lake Road to Vidal Junction due to flooding. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $1,000 | Highway 95 was flooded. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $1,000 | Water flowed over a road at Havasu Landing on the Chemeheuvi reservation. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $1,000 | Eight inches of water flowed over Highway 95 at mile marker 35. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Havasu Lake | $1,000 | Over a foot of water flowed over Trails End Road and A Street. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havasu Lake | - | A man drowned on the California side of Lake Havasu. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 46 mph contributed to the drowning. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havasu Palms | 9.1 miles | 23 | |
| Tin Shack (historical) | 10.8 miles | 21 | |
| Black Meadow Landing | 14.6 miles | 23 | |
| Parker Dam | 19.7 miles | 23 | |
| Cross Roads | 21.3 miles | 25 | |
| Vidal Junction | 22.0 miles | 18 | |
| Parker Junction | 22.1 miles | 25 | |
| Bluewater | 22.5 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Havasu Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14682145 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660731. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








