Painted Rock Dam, Embankment dam in Maricopa County, Arizona, US.
The Painted Rock Dam stretches 4,780 feet in length and reaches a height of 181 feet, controlling seasonal floods on the Gila River's lower reaches.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed this dam between 1957 and 1960 at a cost of approximately 13.67 million dollars.
Ancient petroglyphs near the dam site demonstrate the presence of indigenous settlements before Western expansion into the territory.
The dam creates the Painted Rock Reservoir with a capacity of 2,491,700 acre-feet, managing water flow for downstream agricultural communities.
The flooding caused by the dam displaced 10,000 acres of the Tohono O'odham's Gila Bend Reservation, affecting tribal farming lands.
Location: Maricopa County
GPS coordinates: 33.07280,-113.01600
Latest update: March 18, 2025 12:05
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