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Waddell Dam, On Agua Fria River, 35 miles northwest of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

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Waddell Dam, On Agua Fria River, 35 miles northwest of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

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Summary

Significance: It is the only storage dam constructed by private interests in central Arizona. It became the largest multiple arch dam in the world upon completion.
Survey number: HAER AZ-11
Building/structure dates: 1895 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1927 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1936 Subsequent Work

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Date

1936
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Beardsley, George
Agua Fria Water & Land Company
Agua Fria Construction Company
Peckham & James
Beardsley, William
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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