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Place Name
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Davis Dam
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Place Status (Type)
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dam
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Location
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Arizona, United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°09'N
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Longitude
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114°34'W
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Davis Dam
, NW Ariz. and SE Nev.,
200 ft/61 m high,
1,600 ft/488 m long, on Colorado R. (here
forming the state border), 55 mi/89 km S of
Hoover Dam and 30 mi/48 km W of Kingman,
Ariz., in S end of Lake Mead Natl. Recreation Area; 35°09'N
114°34'W. Recreation Area. Rockfill and earthfill; built (1949) for
hydroelectric power and for regulation of water from L. Mead for Parker
and Imperial dams, downstream. Forms L. Mohave reservoir (max.
4 mi/6.4 km wide), which extends
c.55 mi/89 km N to Hoover Dam.
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