Cave Buttes Dam
The Cave Buttes Dam is an earthen dam located near Cave Creek, Arizona. As a dry dam, it is the primary dam to prevent flooding in North Phoenix. Built in 1979 to replace the nearby Cave Creek Dam, it is designed to prevent flooding in the city from the Cave Creek Wash.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Cemetery
Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, also known as Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery, is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona. National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona is situated 2 miles southeast of Cave Buttes Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deer Valley.
Deer Valley
Suburb
Deer Valley is located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. As of 2010, the population was 165,656, 25% of whom were under 18 years of age. The origin of the name is unclear; it first appeared on a 1921 United States General Land Office map of the area describing the valley created by Skunk Creek. Deer Valley is situated 4½ miles southwest of Cave Buttes Dam.
Cave Buttes Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: an earthen dam located near Cave Creek, Arizona.
- Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.71735° or 33° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
-112.04648° or 112° 2′ 47″ westElevation
1,401 feet (427 metres)Inception
1980Height
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
8559PX83+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1259489871OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q22058638
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Cave Buttes Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cave Buttes Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الكهف”
- Italian: “diga di Cave Buttes”
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Highlights include Union Hills and Black Mountain BMX.
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