Mormon Flat Dam
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Mormon Flat Dam is a concrete thin arch dam on Arizona’s Salt River that forms Canyon Lake and helps provide hydroelectric power, water storage, and flood control for the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mormon Flat Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
concrete thin arch dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | Canyon Lake ⓘ |
| damType |
curved concrete dam
ⓘ
thin arch ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Horse Mesa Dam ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Canyon Lake ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of Salt River flows
ⓘ
support of downstream irrigation ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after nearby Mormon Flat area ⓘ |
| impounds | Salt River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Maricopa County, Arizona ⓘ Salt River Canyon area ⓘ Tonto National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Tonto National Forest region
|
| locatedNear | Apache Junction, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Salt River ⓘ |
| operator | Salt River Project ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Salt River Project ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salt River Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Salt River Project power system
Salt River Project ⓘ
surface form:
Salt River Project water system
Salt River Project ⓘ
surface form:
Salt River chain of dams
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regionServed | Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Gila River
ⓘ
surface form:
Gila River basin
|
| upstreamFrom | Stewart Mountain Dam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity generation
ⓘ
recreation support on Canyon Lake ⓘ regional water supply ⓘ |
| waterBodyCreated |
Canyon Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Canyon Lake, Arizona
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.