Waddell Dam

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Waddell Dam is a major dam in Arizona that impounds the Agua Fria River to form Lake Pleasant, a key water storage and recreation reservoir for the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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New Waddell Dam 1
Waddell Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity arch dam
dam
associatedWith Central Arizona Project
category Buildings and structures in Maricopa County, Arizona
Dams in Arizona
completionDate 1927
constructionStartDate 1920s
country United States
createsReservoir Lake Pleasant
crosses Agua Fria River
hasFunction regulating flows of the Agua Fria River
storing Colorado River water delivered via canals
hasHydroelectricPlant no major hydroelectric generation
hasSpillway yes
height about 300 feet
impounds Agua Fria River
isMajorInfrastructureFor central Arizona water system
length about 4,000 feet
locatedIn Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona
locatedInProtectedArea Lake Pleasant Regional Park
locatedNear Phoenix, Arizona
managingOrganization Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number 1
mapFeature Lake Pleasant
material concrete
namedAfter Donald W. Waddell
nearCity Morristown, Arizona
Peoria, Arizona
nearRecreationArea Lake Pleasant Regional Park
operator Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number 1
owner Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number 1
partOf Central Arizona water storage system
purpose flood control
irrigation water supply
municipal water supply
recreation
water storage
reconstructionCompletionDate 1994
regionServed Phoenix metropolitan area
replacedStructure original Waddell Dam
reservoirCapacity about 1.1 million acre-feet
reservoirName Lake Pleasant
riverBasin Agua Fria River basin
linked to: Agua Fria River
status operational
usedForActivity boating on Lake Pleasant
fishing on Lake Pleasant
water sports on Lake Pleasant
waterSupplierFor Maricopa County, Arizona
Phoenix metropolitan area

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Lake Pleasant createdBy Waddell Dam
Central Arizona Project hasComponent New Waddell Dam
subject linked to: CAP
linked to: Waddell Dam