Imperial Dam
, on Colorado R., on Ariz.-Calif. state line),
15 mi/24 km NE of Yuma (Ariz.);
3,475 ft/1,059 m long, including diversion
structures and dike; 31 ft/9 m high; 32°52'N
114°26'W. Completed 1938 by Bureau of Reclamation; water diverted
into All-Amer. Canal to Imperial Valley. Highly silted Imperial
Reservoir includes 2 backwater lakes
7 mi/11.3 km N of dam: Martinez (Ariz.) and
Ferguson (Calif.) lakes.
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