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| Theodore Roosevelt Lake | |
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  Theodore Roosevelt Lake | |
| Location | Gila County, Arizona, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°40′18″N 111°09′40″W / 33.67167°N 111.16111°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Salt River, Tonto Creek |
| Catchment area | 5,830 sq mi (15,100 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | Salt River Project |
| Max. length | 22.4 mi (36.0 km) |
| Max. width | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
| Surface area | 21,493 acres (8,698 ha) |
| Max. depth | 349 ft (106 m) |
| Water volume | 1,653,043 acre⋅ft (2.039 km3) (conservation)[2] 2,910,200 acre⋅ft (3.590×109 m3) (flood control)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 128 mi (206 km) |
| Surface elevation | 2,094 ft (638 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Theodore Roosevelt Lake (usually called Roosevelt Lake, sometimes Lake Roosevelt) is a large reservoir formed by Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River in Arizona as part of the Salt River Project (SRP). Located roughly 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Phoenix in the Salt River Valley, Theodore Roosevelt is the largest lake or reservoir located entirely within the state of Arizona (Lake Mead and Lake Powell are larger but are both located partially within the bordering states of Nevada and Utah respectively). The reservoir and the masonry dam that created it, Roosevelt Dam, were both named after U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt who dedicated the dam himself on March 18, 1911.[4] Roosevelt Lake is a popular recreation destination within the Tonto National Forest; the facilities located at this lake are managed by that authority.
Roosevelt Lake is the oldest of the six reservoirs constructed and operated by the Salt River Project. It also has the largest storage capacity of the SRP lakes with the ability to store 1,653,043 acre-feet (2.039 km3) of water when the conservation limit of Roosevelt Dam is reached. When the dam is in flood-control mode, the lake can store 2,910,200 acre⋅ft (3.590 km3) of water;[2][3] however, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires all water over the conservation limit to be released from the lake within 20 days.[5]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b "Theodore Roosevelt Dam". Salt River Project. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ a b "Hydraulics and Hydrology". Dam Details - Theodore Roosevelt Dam. United States Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ "Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam, 1911". Theodore Roosevelt Center. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ McKinnon, Shaun (2009-02-10). "Nearing limit, Roosevelt Lake releases water". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2010-12-29.