Cave Buttes Dam
The Cave Buttes Dam is an earthen dam located near Cave Creek, Arizona. As a dry dam, it is the primary dam to prevent flooding in North Phoenix. Built in 1979 to replace the nearby Cave Creek Dam, it is designed to prevent flooding in the city from the Cave Creek Wash.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport and Turf Paradise Race Course.
Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport
Aerodrome
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Phoenix Deer Valley Airport is a public airport 24 miles north of central Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, within the Phoenix city limits. Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport is situated 2 miles north of Cave Buttes Dam.
Turf Paradise Race Course
Sports venue
Turf Paradise is a thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack located at 19th Avenue and Bell Road, in the Deer Valley section of Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1956. Turf Paradise Race Course is situated 2 miles south of Cave Buttes Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deer Valley and Moon Valley.
Deer Valley
Suburb
Deer Valley is located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. As of 2010, the population was 165,656, 25% of whom were under 18 years of age. The origin of the name is unclear; it first appeared on a 1921 United States General Land Office map of the area describing the valley created by Skunk Creek. Deer Valley is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cave Buttes Dam.
Moon Valley
Quarter
Moon Valley is a neighborhood of approximately 1,600 homes located in the northern part of Phoenix, Arizona. The neighborhood, which comprises 29 separate subdivisions, was established in the early 1960s and is centered on the Moon Valley Country Club, a private country club. Moon Valley is situated 3 miles south of Cave Buttes Dam.
Cave Buttes Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: an earthen dam located near Cave Creek, Arizona.
- Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Cave Buttes Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cave Buttes Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الكهف”
- Italian: “diga di Cave Buttes”
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