The Colorado doesn’t run free for long.  Just beyond the north end of Havasu is Davis Dam and long narrow Lake Mohave.  We dropped 2700 feet from the relatively cool in the low 80s to lake side and a scorching 95F. It is breezy and the lake water is cold so it all balances out to fairly comfortable.  We will spend a couple days checking out the lake from Cottonwood Cove campground, part of Mead NRA.