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Saturday, April 24, 2021

A Visit to Davis Dam, North of Laughlin, Nevada

I took this picture of Davis Dam from Nevada State Route 163, miles before the turnoff.





The dam is located north of

It spans Pyramid Canyon.






It's 67 miles downstream from the Hoover Dam.  The reservoir created by Davis Dam (left of the photo) is Lake Mohave.  






The entry to Colorado River





The river below the dam is 
a popular recreation site.









A closer look at the  earth-fill
 dam, spillways & power station
(right side)






Construction started in 1942 and ended in 1950.  The dam rises 140 feet above the river.  The reservoir created upstream is Lake Mohave.  




Closer still...

This view shows the concrete
stucture & spillways.

There's lots of greenspace for
for public use.  





Residents have been encouraged to conserve water for years.  Industrial farming is a major consumer of water.  I will continue to look for articles on how Arizona handles this limited resource and how the state economy manages water-related changes in the future.  

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