Anyone hoping for a fall outing at Canyon Lake will need to make other plans.
The popular recreation lake northeast of Mesa will close to the public Sept. 8 and remain closed for approximately four months while its water level is lowered 54 feet for dam safety inspections and maintenance.
All boat ramps and other access points will be closed by Tonto National Forest eight days before Salt River Project and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation begin lowering the lake Sept. 16…