Painted Rock Dam

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Painted Rock Dam is a flood-control structure on the Gila River in Arizona, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manage seasonal flows and protect downstream communities.

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Painted Rock Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
flood control structure
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
completionDate 1959
constructionMaterial earth-fill
constructionStartDate 1950
country United States of America
surface form: United States
damType earth-fill dam
hasReservoir Painted Rock Reservoir
locatedIn Arizona
locatedInCounty Maricopa County, Arizona
locatedInDesert Sonoran Desert
locatedNear Gila Bend, Arizona
locatedOnRiver Gila River
maintainedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
manages seasonal flows of the Gila River
namedAfter Painted Rock Mountains
nearFeature Painted Rock Petroglyph Site
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
ownedBy United States government
partOf Gila River flood control system
protects downstream agricultural lands
downstream communities along the Gila River
purpose flood control
protection of downstream communities
water management
regionServed south-central Arizona
reservoirName Painted Rock Reservoir
riverBasin Gila River
surface form: Gila River Basin

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Gila River hasDam Painted Rock Dam