Hoover Dam discharges cold water from the bottom of Lake Mead, Lake Mohave's only significant inflow.
With the completion of Hoover Dam and Davis Dam, historic riverine temperature and flow cycles were no longer in place. Lake Mohave provides aquatic and riparian habitat for native fish and a variety of introduced game fish, desert wildlife and plants. An additional launch ramp is located at Princess Cove on the Arizona side near Katherine Landing. Three marinas with launch ramps are located on Lake Mohave, two in Arizona (Willow Beach and Katherine Landing) and one in Nevada (Cottonwood Cove). Lake Mohave provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including boating, fishing, and scuba diving. Bureau of Reclamation for the previously designated 'Boulder Dam Recreation Area,' which in 1964 would become Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In 1947, the area where Lake Mohave would form and surrounding lands were added by revision to the Memorandum of Agreement between the National Park Service and the U.S.
Lake Mohave is used for that purpose through integrated operations with Hoover Dam. Construction of Davis Dam was a requirement of the 1944 Water Treaty with Mexico to regulate water released from Hoover Dam for delivery to Mexico.
