Southwest
Arizona
Mohave County

Davis Dam

Davis Dam is a dam on the about 70 miles downstream from . It stretches across the border between and . Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis Dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis, who was the director of the U.S.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam on the Colorado River
  • Also known as: “Bullhead Dam” and “Davis Bor Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aquarius Casino Resort.

Hotel
Photo: Toohool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a hotel and casino located on the banks of the in . It is owned and operated by Golden Entertainment and is the largest hotel in Laughlin. is situated 2½ miles south of Davis Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katherine and Laughlin.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 76 at the 2020 census, down from 103 at the 2010 census. is situated 2 miles north of Davis Dam.

Photo: Berkshire Pioneer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in . It is known for its gaming and water recreation. In 2010, the population was 7,000. is the third most visited casino and resort destination in the state after Las Vegas and Reno, and is one of the top five destinations for American recreational vehicle enthusiasts.

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city located on the in , United States, 97 miles south of , Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from , whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for .

Davis Dam

Latitude
35.19787° or 35° 11′ 52″ north
Longitude
-114.5705° or 114° 34′ 14″ west
Elevation
636 feet (194 metres)
Inception
1952
Height
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
85775CXH+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 754985739
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5292087
Wiki­data ID
Q5241887
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Davis Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Davis Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Arizona, Mohave County)”
  • Cebuano: “Davis Dam”
  • Chinese: “戴維斯壩”
  • Dutch: “Davis Dam”
  • Dutch: “Davisdam”
  • French: “Barrage Davis”
  • French: “Davis Dam”
  • Hebrew: “סכר דייוויס”
  • Japanese: “デーヴィスダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Davis-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Davis-demningen”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Девіс”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Davis Dam”. Photo: Kjkolb, CC BY 2.5.