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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waddell Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity arch dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Central Arizona Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Maricopa County, Arizona
ⓘ
Dams in Arizona ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Lake Pleasant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Agua Fria River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorInfrastructureFor | central Arizona water system ⓘ |
| length | about 4,000 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maricopa County, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Lake Pleasant Regional Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Phoenix, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeature | Lake Pleasant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Donald W. Waddell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Morristown, Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peoria, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRecreationArea | Lake Pleasant Regional Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Maricopa County Municipal Water Conservation District Number 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Arizona water storage system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompletionDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| regionServed | Phoenix metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | original Waddell Dam ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 1.1 million acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Pleasant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Agua Fria River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedForActivity |
boating on Lake Pleasant
ⓘ
fishing on Lake Pleasant ⓘ water sports on Lake Pleasant ⓘ |
| waterSupplierFor |
Maricopa County, Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenix metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.