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Bill Luke Bass Days is a day and night time festival taking place at Lake
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Several roads connect the area to Phoenix's main freeway systems. The
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993:"Lake Pleasant Regional Park Paddle Fest 2016"
841:"Lake Pleasant Carbon Monoxide and Watercraft"
189:7,500 acres (11.7 sq mi; 30 km)
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1185:Alvord Lake
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764:Indian Mesa
578:Indian Mesa
470:real estate
376:Muskellunge
348:Common Carp
122: /
110:112°16′58″W
97:Coordinates
1337:Categories
1264:Reservoirs
1163:reservoirs
827:References
437:Other uses
417:Bala Shark
411:Rocket Gar
336:White Bass
260:reservoirs
202:Max. depth
107:33°53′43″N
87:counties,
77:Morristown
535:village.
236:municipal
141:Reservoir
1070:July 25,
977:July 25,
951:July 25,
926:July 25,
900:July 25,
875:July 25,
738:See also
634:Hohokams
517:Loop 303
405:Cichlids
388:Goldfish
385:Bullhead
315:Bluegill
224:Maricopa
81:Maricopa
69:Location
1171:Arizona
527:Gallery
479:airport
402:Arowana
391:Buffalo
370:Walleye
351:Tilapia
288:drought
89:Arizona
85:Yavapai
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462:Peoria
455:glider
361:Sucker
73:Peoria
1159:Lakes
844:(PDF)
162:Basin
1161:and
1112:ISBN
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1072:2023
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902:2023
877:2023
852:2016
521:I-17
519:and
408:Pacu
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136:Type
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