the Colorado river
The Colorado River feeds Lake Mead.
The Colorado River is a river where many of the lakes in Arizona are located, such as Lake Mead and Lake Havasu, and is not a lake itself. The largest lake in Arizona is the Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
The major bodies of water in Nevada include:Major Rivers - Colorado River, Humboldt River, Truckee River.Major Lakes - Pyramid Lake, Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, Lake Tahoe, Walker Lake.
In Mojave County Arizona and Clark County Nevada.
Lake Mead formed when the Hoover Dam was built over the Colorado River
The Colorado River.
Salt river
The largest body of water inside the state of Arizona is Hormon Lake.
The Colorado River.
Lake Mead is formed by the dam; until the dam was finished, there was no Lake Mead to hold back. The river was diverted during the construction.
Hoover Dam is on the Colorado River. The water backed up behind the dam is called Lake Mead.