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Parker Dam

Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that crosses the 155 miles downstream of . Built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation, it is 320 feet high, 235 feet of which are below the riverbed, making it the deepest dam in the world.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parker Dam and Parker Strip.

is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located along the across from 24 miles east-northeast of .

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 662 at the 2010 census.

Parker Dam

Latitude
34.29601° or 34° 17′ 46″ north
Longitude
-114.13968° or 114° 8′ 23″ west
Elevation
446 feet (136 metres)
Inception
1938
Height
322 feet (98 metres)
Operator
Bureau of Reclamation
Open location code
85677VW6+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 47424573
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5381237
Wiki­data ID
Q2016335
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Parker Dam” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Presa Parker”
  • Cebuano: “Parker Dam”
  • Chinese: “帕克壩”
  • Chinese: “帕克水坝”
  • Dutch: “Parker Dam”
  • Dutch: “Parker-dam”
  • Dutch: “Parkerdam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد باركر”
  • French: “barrage de Parker”
  • French: “Barrage de Parker”
  • Hebrew: “סכר פארקר”
  • Italian: “diga di Parker”
  • Italian: “Diga Parker”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Parker-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Parker-demningen”
  • Saraiki: “پارکر ڈیم”
  • Slovenian: “Parker Dam”
  • Slovenian: “Parkerjev jez”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Паркер”
  • Urdu: “پارکر ڈیم”

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