Tempe Town Lake is a reservoir that occupies a portion of the currently dry riverbed of the Salt River as it passes through the city of Tempe, Arizona just north of Tempe Butte.
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 bed which drained the lake.
Read more about Tempe Town Lake: History, Tempe Beach Park, Description, Fishing, Notable Water Releases, Tempe Town Lake Bridge
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)