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AZ - Lake Pleasant

Folder: Arizona
A reservoir on the Agua Fria ("cold water") River, northwest of Phoenix, formed by New Waddell Dam. The Agua Fria is intermittent here, but often floods during the monsoon. The reservoir stores the runoff, and was pretty full in these pictures.
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Lake Pleasant

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A reservoir on the Agua Fria ("cold water") River northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It's pretty full here due to the runoff from the monsoon rains. Looking west.
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Lake Pleasant & palo verde

Lake Pleasant & palo verde

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Another view, looking northwest. A reservoir on the Agua Fria River northwest of Phoenix, Arizona. It's pretty full here due to the runoff from the monsoon rains. The scruffy tree in the foreground is a palo verde ("green stick" in Spanish, from its vestigial leaves). It's another characteristic element of the Sonoran Desert biome, along with saguaro and ocotillo.
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