Blue Water in Arizona?

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Blue Water in Arizona?

Woods Canyon Lake consists of 55 surface-acres of cold, blue water. This mountain lake has an average depth of 25 feet, and a maximum depth of 40 feet. Chevelon Creek flows into and out of it. Because it's deep, the lake maintains a good water quality, and is stocked weekly from May through Sept. with catchable-sized Rainbow trout. I strongly suggest that a visit to central AZ INCLUDE this lake. Even if you "hate fishing," you can hike on several trails and observe the area's wildlife. Within the last few months, I have observed Bald Eagles, Great Blue Heron and Osprey (fish-eagles) on this lake. In the surrounding forested areas, I have seen Black bears, Rocky Mountain elk, and coyotes. I'm still searching for cougars & rattlesnakes. :) The foliage seen in the foreground (to the right) is New Mexico Locust and Ponderosa pine. June 23, 2008
lcarreau
on Jun 27, 2008 6:15 pm
Lat/Lon: 34.33575°N / 110.94745°W
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Flora,  Informational,  Scenery,  Water
Image ID: 416011

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Mark Straub

Mark Straub - Jun 27, 2008 6:36 pm - Voted 10/10

Very beautiful!

This is an amazing color. Much of our water around here in WA is a faded teal.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Jun 27, 2008 6:41 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Very beautiful!

That's because a lot of the water that you
have comes from glaciers or the sky.

The water in this lake comes mainly from the
ground, in the form of a fresh-water spring.

And, the blue skies help to make this body of
water much more "blue" than it actually is.
Thanks, Mark. -Larry of AZ

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