Painted Rock Dam
The Painted Rock Dam is an earthfill embankment dam located west of Gila Bend, Arizona. It is primarily used for flood control purposes.Painted Rock Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: an earthfill embankment dam located west of Gila Bend, Arizona
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.07208° or 33° 4′ 20″ north
Longitude
-113.01622° or 113° 0′ 58″ west
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
Open location code
85583XCM+RG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Painted Rock Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Painted Rock Dam”
- Persian: “سد سنگی نقاشی شده”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Saddle and Papago.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Gila River below Painted Rock Dam and Painted Rock Dam - Saddle Dike 1.
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