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Cave Creek Dam (Arizona)

The 928th tallest dam in the world

m

The Cave Creek Dam is a multiple-arch concrete dam located near Cave Creek, Arizona that was built in 1923 by John Samuel Eastwood and was the primary dam preventing flooding in North Phoenix from 1923 to 1979, when it was replaced by the earthen Cave Buttes Dam further down the Cave Creek Wash.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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  1. Rogun Dam · Tajikistan335 m
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  4. Grande Dixence dam · Switzerland285 m
  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Russia245 m
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  7. Bhakra Dam · India225.6 m
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