Waddell Dam, On Agua Fria River, 35 miles northwest of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
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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Tags
dams
arizona
waddell
dam
waddell dam
agua
fria
agua fria river
miles
phoenix
maricopa
maricopa county
agua fria construction company
agua fria water and land company
george beardsley
william beardsley
historic american engineering record
peckham and james
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
building plans
design
library of congress
architectural diagrams
Date
1936
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Beardsley, George
Agua Fria Water & Land Company
Agua Fria Construction Company
Peckham & James
Beardsley, William
Location
arizona
,
33.44838, -112.07404
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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