| Pecks Lake | |
|---|---|
.jpg) From near Sycamore Canyon Road | |
  Pecks Lake  Pecks Lake | |
| Location | Yavapai County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 34°46′54″N 112°02′15″W / 34.78167°N 112.03750°W |
| Type | Reservoir, eutrophic |
| Primary inflows | Verde River |
| Primary outflows | Tavasci Marsh |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. depth | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
| Surface elevation | 3,333 feet (1,016 m) |
| Settlements | Clarkdale |
| References | [1][2] |
Pecks Lake is a small reservoir, fed by water from the adjacent Verde River, near Clarkdale in the U.S. state of Arizona. The name of the nearby Tuzigoot National Monument comes from an Apache word, Tuzigoot, meaning crooked water.[3] The "crooked water" reference is to Pecks Lake,[3] established in a cutoff meander of the river.[4]
The shallow lake gets most of its water from the river through a tunnel on the northwest corner of the property, downstream from a large slag heap from the former copper smelter at Clarkdale. Overflow from the lake passes over a weir at the east end of the lake into Tavasci Marsh.[2] The surrounding area includes the capped and re-vegetated tailings pond of the smelter, which processed ore from the United Verde copper mine at Jerome.[5]
- ^ "Pecks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Clarkdale Sustainability Park" (PDF). Sustainable Clarkdale. April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Tuzigoot: Frequently Asked Questions". National Park Service. January 16, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Hutchinsonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tuzigoot National Monument: Disturbed Lands". National Park Service. February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.