| Davis Dam | |
 Davis Dam |
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| Official name | Davis Dam |
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| Impounds | Colorado River |
| Locale | Nevada & Arizona, USA |
| Maintained by | U. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Length | 490m |
| Height | 60m |
| Opening date | 1951 |
The Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River downstream from Hoover Dam (ca. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the 45 mi). It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis, who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1914 to 1932. The Bureau of Reclamation (formerly the United States Reclamation Service) is an agency under the U The Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates the dam, which was completed in 1951.
Davis Dam is a zoned earthfill dam with a concrete spillway, 1600 feet (490 m) in length at the crest, and 200 feet (60 meters) high. Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag The earthfill dam begins on the Nevada side, but it does not extend to the Arizona side. Instead, there is an inlet formed by earth and concrete. At the end of the inlet, there is the spillway. A spillway is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flows from a Dam or Levee into a downstream area typically being the river that was dammed The power plant is on the side of the inlet, perpendicular to the dam. A power station (also referred to as generating station, power plant or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of This is a very unusual design. The dam's purpose is to reregulate releases from Hoover Dam and facilitate the delivery of Colorado River water to Mexico. Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Bullhead City, Arizona, and Laughlin, Nevada, are located nearby, on opposite sides of the dam. Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, USA, roughly 100 miles (160 Laughlin is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Davis Camp is also close. Bullhead City was originally a construction town for workers building the dam.
A road is located on the crest of the earthfill portion of the dam and a bridge spans the inlet. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water It was formerly a stretch of State Route 68. State Route 68, also known as SR 68, is an east-west highway in northwestern Arizona running from its western terminus at its junction with State Route 95 The highway was rerouted in 2004, which allowed more lanes for the highway and increased security at the dam. Also, barriers have been placed on each side of the dam. The barriers are intended to stop vehicles, but pedestrians are not prohibited on the dam. A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running. It is unlikely that vehicles without authorization will ever be allowed on the dam again. The rest of the road is open to traffic.
The Davis Dam Power Plant is located on the Arizona side of the dam. The hydroelectric plant generates between 1 and 2 terawatt-hours of electricity annually. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water The plant has a capacity of 251 MW and the tops of its five Francis turbines are visible from outside the plant. The Francis turbine is a type of Water turbine that was developed by James B The plant's head is 136 feet (41 meters). Hydraulic head is a specific measurement of water pressure or Total energy per Unit weight above a Geodetic datum.
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