Havasu Lake, California

This article is about the community in California. For the lake on the Colorado River, see Lake Havasu. For other uses, see Havasu (disambiguation).

Havasu Lake is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States,^[1] located on Lake Havasu on the Chemehuevi Reservation in the Mojave Desert. The community serves as the seat of the tribal government of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and is home to the Havasu Landing Casino.

Lake Havasu with Lake Havasu City, Arizona on the east shore and Havasu Lake, California on the western shore.

The Siwavaats Junior College in Havasu Lake teaches the Chemehuevi language.^[2]

Water is provided by the Havasu Water Company.^[3] Sanitation Services are provided by San Bernardino County Service area HL 70 Havasu Lake^[4]

Students in Havasu Lake attend schools within the Needles Unified School District. Elementary School Students attend Chemehuevi Valley Elementary School^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Havasu Lake, California
2. Baird, Kevin. "Learning the language: The tribe is working to have more children learn Chemehuevi as few adults speak it fluently". Havasu News-Herald. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
3. "Water System Details".
4. "County Service Area 70 Havasu Lake". Special Districts. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
5. "Chemehuevi Valley Elementary School". Needles Unified School District. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

External links

• Official Tribal Page January 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
• Chemehuevi Language Archive, 1970s Fieldwork and Analysis by Margaret L. Press

34°28′59″N 114°24′36″W / 34.483°N 114.410°W / 34.483; -114.410