Cave Buttes Dam

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Cave Buttes Dam
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Cave Buttes Dam marker
Location Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Opening date1979
Dam and spillways
Impounds Cave Creek Wash
Height85 feet (26 m)
Length2,000 feet (610 m)

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. [1]

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References

  1. Thompson, Clay (4 August 2014). "Why is there a dam on an empty wash in Cave Creek?". Arizona Republic . Retrieved 15 November 2015.

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