Davis Dam

Davis Dam
Davis Dam
Official nameDavis Dam
LocationClark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Coordinates35°11′56″N 114°34′10″W / 35.19876°N 114.56949°W / 35.19876; -114.56949
Opening date1951
Operator(s)U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsColorado River
Height200 feet (61 m)
Length1,600 feet (490 m)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Mohave
Surface area26,500 acres (10,700 ha)
Power Station
Hydraulic head135 feet (41 m)
Turbines5 Francis turbines
Installed capacity251 MW
Annual generation1148 GWh

Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about 70 miles (110 km) downstream from Hoover Dam.[1] It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada. Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis Dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis, who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1914 to 1923. The United States Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates the dam, which was completed in 1951.[2]

Davis Dam impounds the Colorado River and forms Lake Mohave.

  1. ^ Schweigert, Kurt P. (October 2008). "Davis Dam" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. ^ US Bureau of Reclamation (n.d.). "Davis Dam". Retrieved January 31, 2021.

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