Tempe Town Lake

Tempe Town Lake
Bridges across the Tempe Town Lake on the Salt River, with Tempe Beach Park in the foreground
Tempe Town Lake
Location	Tempe, Arizona, United States
Coordinates	33°25′56″N 111°55′55″W / 33.43222°N 111.93194°W / 33.43222; -111.93194
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Central Arizona Project Salt River[1] Indian Bend Wash
Primary outflows	Salt River[1]
Basin countries	United States
Built	August 8, 1997 (1997-08-08)
First flooded	June 2, 1999 (1999-06-02)
Max. length	2 mi (3.2 km)
Max. width	1,200 ft (370 m)
Surface area	224 acres (0.91 km2)[2]
Average depth	16 ft (4.9 m)[3]
Max. depth	19 ft (5.8 m)
Water volume	977 million US gallons (3,700,000 m3)
Surface elevation	1,150 ft (350 m)
Settlements	Tempe

Tempe Town Lake is an artificial perennial reservoir located just north of Tempe Butte at the confluence of the intermittent Salt River and the ephemeral Indian Bend Wash in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The reservoir receives most of its water from the Colorado River through the Central Arizona Project.

On July 20, 2010, a portion of the west side of the dam that contained the water in the lake collapsed, sending a flood of water into the Salt River and draining the lake.