Parker Dam
Parker Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that crosses the Colorado River 155 miles downstream of Hoover Dam. 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.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 446 feet (136 metres)
- …is operated by Bureau of Reclamation
- …dates from 1938
- …stands 322 feet (98 metres) tall
- Description: dam on the Colorado River between California and Arizona
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parker Dam and Parker Strip.
Parker Dam
Parker Dam is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Parker Strip
Village
Parker Strip is a census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.
Parker Dam
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Latitude
34.29601° or 34° 17′ 46″ north
Longitude
-114.13968° or 114° 8′ 23″ west
Open location code
85677VW6+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Parker Dam” goes by many names.
Presa ParkerCatalan
Parker DamCebuano
帕克壩Chinese
帕克水坝Chinese
Parker DamDutch
سد باركرEgyptian Arabic
סכר פארקרHebrew
diga di ParkerItalian
Diga ParkerItalian
Parker-demningenNorwegian
Parker-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
پارکر ڈیمSaraiki
Parker DamSlovenian
Parkerjev jezSlovenian
ГЕС ПаркерUkrainian
پارکر ڈیمUrdu
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