Davis Dam
Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about 70 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. 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.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 636 feet (194 metres)
- …dates from 1952
- …stands 200 feet (61 metres) tall
- Description: dam on the Colorado River
- Also known as“Bullhead Dam”“Davis Bor Dam”
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Davis Dam
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Latitude
35.19787° or 35° 11′ 52″ north
Longitude
-114.5705° or 114° 34′ 14″ west
Open location code
85775CXH+4R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Davis Dam” goes by many names.
Davis DamCebuano
Davis Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Arizona, Mohave County)Cebuano
戴維斯壩Chinese
Davis DamDutch
סכר דייוויסHebrew
デーヴィスダムJapanese
Davis-demningenNorwegian
Davis-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
ГЕС ДевісUkrainian
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