Painted Rock Dam
Dam in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Painted Rock Dam is an earthfill embankment dam located west of Gila Bend, Arizona. It is primarily used for flood control purposes.
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Painted Rock Dam | |
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Official name | Painted Rock Dam |
Location | Maricopa County, Arizona, United States |
Coordinates | 33°4′22″N 113°0′56″W |
Construction began | 25 July 1957; 66 years ago (1957-07-25) |
Opening date | 18 January 1960; 64 years ago (1960-01-18) |
Construction cost | $13,670,000 |
Operator(s) | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Gila River |
Height | 181 feet (55 m) |
Length | 4,780 feet (1,460 m) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Painted Rock Reservoir |
Total capacity | 2,491,700 acre-feet (3.0735×109 m3) |
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