Davis Dam

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concrete gravity-arch dam dam

Davis Dam is a concrete gravity-arch dam on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona that forms Lake Mohave and helps regulate water releases from Hoover Dam.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Davis Dam canonical	10

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concrete gravity-arch dam ⓘ dam ⓘ
completedInYear	1951 ⓘ
constructionBegan	1942 ⓘ
constructionMaterial	concrete ⓘ
constructionResumed	1946 ⓘ
coordinatesApprox	35.215°N 114.576°W ⓘ
crestElevation	647 feet above sea level ⓘ
crosses	Colorado River ⓘ
damType	gravity-arch ⓘ
downstreamDam	Parker Dam ⓘ
formsReservoir	Lake Mohave ⓘ
hasSpillway	yes ⓘ
height	200 feet ⓘ approximately 61 meters ⓘ
length	1,600 feet ⓘ approximately 488 meters ⓘ
locatedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInCounty	Clark County ⓘ surface form: Clark County, Nevada Mohave County, Arizona ⓘ
locatedInState	Arizona ⓘ Nevada ⓘ
locatedNearCity	Bullhead City, Arizona ⓘ Laughlin, Nevada ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Colorado River ⓘ
managedBy	Lower Colorado River region ⓘ surface form: Lower Colorado Region, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
namedAfter	Arthur Powell Davis ⓘ
numberOfTurbines	5 ⓘ
openingYear	1951 ⓘ
operator	Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
ownedBy	Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOf	Colorado River Storage and Regulation System ⓘ
plantCapacity	about 255 MW ⓘ
plantCommissioned	1951 ⓘ
plantTurbineType	Francis turbine ⓘ
providesRecreationAccessTo	Lake Mohave ⓘ
purpose	flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ regulate water releases from Hoover Dam ⓘ water storage ⓘ
region	Colorado River ⓘ surface form: Lower Colorado River
reservoirCapacityTotal	about 1,818,300 acre-feet ⓘ
reservoirName	Lake Mohave ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea	about 26,500 acres ⓘ
riverMileBelowHooverDam	67 miles ⓘ
spillwayType	gated overflow ⓘ
supports	navigation and downstream water deliveries ⓘ
upstreamDam	Hoover Dam ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area → containsStructure → Davis Dam ⓘ

Bureau of Reclamation → hasDams → Davis Dam ⓘ

Colorado River → hasDam → Davis Dam ⓘ

Lake Mohave → createdBy → Davis Dam ⓘ

Bullhead City, Arizona → locatedNear → Davis Dam ⓘ

Laughlin, Nevada → locatedNear → Davis Dam ⓘ

Laughlin → near → Davis Dam ⓘ

Imperial Dam → locatedDownstreamOf → Davis Dam ⓘ

Colorado River Basin → hasMajorDam → Davis Dam ⓘ

Arizona State Route 95 → passesNear → Davis Dam ⓘ