View source for Willow Beach, Arizona

{{Short description|Geographic feature in Mohave County, Arizona}}
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'''Willow Beach''' is located on the [[Arizona]] side of the [[Colorado River]] between [[Lake Mead National Recreation Area|Lake Mead]] and [[Lake Mohave]]. Both lakes are part of the [[Lake Mead National Recreation Area]] administered by the [[U.S. National Park Service]].

Willow Beach was a major trade center  for [[Mojave people|Mojave]] and [[Virgin Ancestral Pueblo people]] along the routes between Coastal California and the American Southwest between 500 and 1200 CE.<ref>William Hoyt Smith, [https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/11767 “Molluskan Religiofauna Between the Southwestern United States and Southern California”] (doctoral dissertation, University of Oregon, 2002), 23.</ref>

==Fish species==
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* [[Bonytail chub]]
* [[Carp]]
* [[Centrarchidae|Sunfish]]
* [[Channel catfish]]
* [[Rainbow trout]]
* [[Razorback sucker]]
* [[Striped bass]]
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==Hatchery==

Willow Beach is the location of the [[Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery]] which is run by the [[US Fish and Wildlife Service]], [[Department of the Interior]].

The hatchery produces [[rainbow trout]] for sport fishing. Rainbow trout are stocked year round. The hatchery also raises [[razorback sucker]]s and [[bonytail chub]], both endangered species.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://willowbeachharbor.com/ Willow Beach Marina and Campground]
* [http://www.azgfd.gov/outdoor_recreation/BoatingLocationsMap.shtml Arizona Boating Locations Facilities Map]
* [http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/FishingLocationsMap.shtml Arizona Fishing Locations Map]

{{Mohave County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Lake Mead National Recreation Area]]
[[Category:Lake Mohave]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Mohave County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Beaches of Arizona]]