Lakeside Lake is located at Chuck Ford-Lakeside Park in east Tucson, Arizona, United States, on the northwest corner of Stella Road and Sarnoff Drive. The origins of Lakeside Lake began with Hal Kinnison. Mr. Kinnison arrived in Tucson in 1909 with his family for his wife's health, taking up residence along The Speedway. In 1914, Kinnison started purchasin…Lakeside Lake is located at Chuck Ford-Lakeside Park in east Tucson, Arizona, United States, on the northwest corner of Stella Road and Sarnoff Drive. The origins of Lakeside Lake began with Hal Kinnison. Mr. Kinnison arrived in Tucson in 1909 with his family for his wife's health, taking up residence along The Speedway. In 1914, Kinnison started purchasing homesteaded property along the Pantano River and over the next six years made more land buys close to the original land. At some juncture, Kinnison built a canal and dam which in turn formed a reservoir, on his property from the river runoff, to allow him to water his crops. The reservoir, often called the Kinnison Reservoir, Kinnison Lake or Kinnison Dam existed for several years under Mr. Kinnison's ownership until he lost the land during the Great Depression.
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