Lake Las Vegas - wikipedia Lake Las Vegas Lake Las Vegas Lake Las Vegas Location in Nevada Location Henderson, Nevada 36 ° 06 ′ 07.2 '' N 114 ° 55 ′ 46.2 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.102000 ° N 114.929500 ° W ﻿ / 36.102000 ; - 114.929500 Type Artificial lake Primary outflows Las Vegas Wash Catchment area nil Basin countries United States Surface area 320 acres ( 130 ha ) Shore length 10 mi ( 16 km ) Surface elevation 1,400 ft ( 430 m ) Settlements Lake Las Vegas References Shore length is not a well - defined measure. Lake Las Vegas in 2007 Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada, refers to a 320 - acre ( 130 ha ) artificial lake and the 3,592 - acre ( 1,454 ha ) developed area around the lake. The area is sometimes referred to as the Lake Las Vegas Resort. Lake Las Vegas is being developed by 5 companies including Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture LLC. The area includes three resorts including the Aston MonteLago Village Resort, the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort, and the Hilton Lake Las Vegas. The dam that creates the lake is `` an earthen structure 18 stories high, 4,800 ft ( 1,500 m ) in length and 716 ft ( 218 m ) wide at its base. It contains roughly the same amount of dirt as Hoover Dam does concrete, '' and was completed in 1991. The Las Vegas Wash passes under the lake and dam in pipes that require maintenance every 10 years. Contents 1 History 2 Casino MonteLago / Lake Las Vegas Event Center 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links History Actor J. Carlton Adair conceived Lake Las Vegas around 1967 as Lake Adair. At the time he purchased the land and water rights. In 1987, Ronald Boeddeker acquired 2,000 acres ( 810 ha ) from the US Government when Adair went bankrupt. The property was acquired by Transcontinental Properties in 1990. In 1995, Henry Gluck, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caesars World, became the co-Chairman of Transcontinental Properties. With Sid Bass and Lee Bass, two billionaires from Fort Worth, Texas, he developed the new community. The project cost US $5 billion. The lake was built on top of the Las Vegas Wash, which continues to flow under the lake in two 96 - inch ( 2.4 m ) diameter pipes. Water diversion to fill the lake began in 1990. The lake was filled with 3 billion US gallons ( 11,000,000 m ) of water. Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture, LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 17, 2008. Debts were estimated at between $500 million and $1 billion. Lake Las Vegas emerged from bankruptcy in July 2010 with a plan that took nearly two years to complete. All existing debt was wiped away and the development has $30 million in hand to complete several of the unfinished infrastructure projects. The Lake Las Vegas bankruptcy creditors, not Lake Las Vegas development themselves, have filed a lawsuit against the former insiders ( Bass Brothers, TransContinental, etc. ). The creditors ' theory is that the $500 million equity loan the former insiders took against the property caused the demise of Lake Las Vegas. The creditors are hoping to recoup money from the former insiders. In a related action, resort property owners are suing lender Credit Suisse as part of a multibillion - dollar lawsuit led by bankrupt Yellowstone Club founder Timothy Blixseth and his son Beau Blixseth who claim the Lake Las Vegas Joint Venture bankruptcy was caused by a `` loan to own '' scheme between the bank and resort developers. The golf course was purchased by Nevada South Shore LLC, a Hawaii - based corporation for $4.5 million on February 17, 2011. The Ritz Carlton, Lake Las Vegas, closed after 8 years of operation on May 2, 2010. The Ritz Carlton was then reopened by international boutique hotelier Dolce Hotels on February 11, 2011, as the Ravella at Lake Las Vegas. On April 30, 2013, Kam Sang Co. announced that the Ravella would be renamed the Hilton Lake Las Vegas, the name under which the hotel continues to operate. The Hilton opened June 6, 2013. Lake Las Vegas was the subject of a lawsuit between investment fund Claymore Holdings and Credit Suisse, which was the agent for a syndicate of entities that loaned $540 million to develop the property. Claymore and others accused Credit Suisse of fraudulently inflating the value of the development in order to generate higher fees for itself. The core of the allegations centered on a new appraisal methodology conceived of by Credit Suisse executive David Miller, who in internal emails is referred to as Credit Suisse 's Dr. Frankenstein. In 2015, a Texas judge ordered Credit Suisse to pay $288 million to Highland, Claymore and others. The verdict was partially offset by other payments to Highland, meaning that Claymore received most of the Credit Suisse judgment. Casino MonteLago / Lake Las Vegas Event Center Casino MonteLago / Lake Las Vegas Event Center Wikimedia © OpenStreetMap Location Henderson, Nevada Address 8 Strada di Villaggio Opening date May 8, 2003 Closing date October 29, 2013 Theme European Total gaming space 40,000 sq ft ( 3,700 m ) Casino type Land - based Owner Kam Sang Co. Operating license holder Intrepid Gaming Renovated in 2011 Casino MonteLago was opened on May 8, 2003, having been built by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., an Alaska Native shareholder owned corporation. The casino closed for the first time on March 14, 2010, due to the Great Recession ; but on May 26, 2011, after renovation, the casino re-opened to the public. In November 2012, the casino was acquired along with the Ravella at Lake Las Vegas for a total of $47 million by Kam Sang Co., a California - based real estate developer. The casino closed for the second time on October 29, 2013, as a result of a lease dispute between Kam Sang and the casino 's operators. In the beginning of 2016, the facility reopened as the Lake Las Vegas Event Center, hosting special events, exhibits and entertainment. It is attached to the Hilton Lake Las Vegas and accessible from MonteLago Village. Notes ^ Jump up to : Dickensheets, Scott ( November 2000 ). `` Is Lake Las Vegas Half Full or Half Empty ? ''. Las Vegas Life. ^ Jump up to : Knightly, Arnold M. ( 2008 - 01 - 09 ). `` Lake Las Vegas properties change hands ''. Las Vegas Review - Journal. pp. 1D, 4D. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 13. ^ Jump up to : Vaucher, Andréa R. ( 2008 - 01 - 10 ). `` Lakeside resort trumps Las Vegas ''. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 13. ^ Jump up to : `` Lake Las Vegas Filed For Chapter 11 ''. KTNV. 2008 - 07 - 17. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` LAKE LAS VEGAS RESORT TIMELINE ''. Archived from the original on 2007 - 12 - 29. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 13. ^ Jump up to : `` EDITORIAL : Lake Las Vegas -- dry ? ''. Las Vegas Review - Journal. 2008 - 08 - 02. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 02. ^ Jump up to : Julie Tamaki, Viva Luxe Vegas, The Los Angeles Times, August 01, 1999 Jump up ^ `` Wash Tour ''. Las Vegas Wash Project Coordination Team. Archived from the original on 2008 - 04 - 11. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 13. Jump up ^ Palank, Jaqueline ( January 5, 2010 ). `` Luxury - Property Owners Sue Credit Suisse for $24 Billion ''. The Wall Street Journal. ^ Jump up to : Takahashi, Paul ( Feb 11, 2011 ). `` New hotel banks on Lake Las Vegas bouncing back ''. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Finnegan, Amanda ( February 8, 2010 ). `` Ritz - Carlton Lake Las Vegas to close in May ''. Las Vegas Sun. Jump up ^ Segall, Eli ( April 30, 2013 ). `` Lake Las Vegas hotel getting new name -- again ''. Vegas Inc. Jump up ^ `` Hilton Hotels & Resorts Makes Lake Las Vegas Debut '' ( Press release ). Hilton Hotels & Resorts. June 6, 2013. Jump up ^ Checkler, Joseph ; Fitzgerald, Patrick. `` Emails About Loans Plague Credit Suisse ''. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Jump up ^ Celarier, Michelle. `` Hedge fund giant claims Suisse 's appraisals full of holes ''. New York Post. Retrieved 5 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Highland Gets $288 M From Credit Suisse For Land Deal Fraud - Law360 ''. www.law360.com. Jump up ^ Finnegan, Amanda ( April 1, 2011 ). `` License sought to operate shuttered Casino MonteLago ''. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 14, 2011. Jump up ^ Finnegan, Amanda ( February 16, 2010 ). `` Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas to close next month ''. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2010. Jump up ^ Benson, Liz ( May 26, 2011 ). `` Casino MonteLago reopens at Lake Las Vegas ''. Vegas Inc. Jump up ^ Wargo, Buck ( November 29, 2012 ). `` California company buys Ravella, Casino MonteLago for $46.8 million ''. Las Vegas Review - Journal. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 29. Jump up ^ Segall, Eli ( October 29, 2013 ). `` Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas closes over lease issues ''. Vegas Inc. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ Thilmont, Greg ( June 28, 2015 ). `` Lake Las Vegas starts comeback from Great Recession ''. Las Vegas Review - Journal. Las Vegas Review - Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2015. References `` Lake Las Vegas emerging from bankruptcy protection ''. Associated Press. July 19, 2010. Green, Steve ( July 16, 2010 ). `` Lake Las Vegas emerges from bankruptcy ''. Las Vegas Sun. Green, Steve ( September 21, 2010 ). `` Company plans to rebrand closed Ritz - Carlton at Lake Las Vegas ''. Las Vegas Sun. External links Las Vegas portal Essence & Herbs Lake Las Vegas Lake Las Vegas Blog Luna Rossa Ristorante Marssa Roth, David. `` The Fiscal Times. '' The Fiscal Times. July 21, 2011. 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Question: where does the water for lake las vegas come from
Answer: the Las Vegas Wash