Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about downstream from Hoover Dam. It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada. 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 1923. The United States Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates the dam, which was completed in 1951.

Davis Dam impounds the Colorado River and forms Lake Mohave.

Description

thumb|left|150px|Aerial view of Davis Dam and [[Lake Mohave.]]

;Davis Dam

Davis Dam is a zoned earth-fill dam with a concrete spillway, in length at the crest, and high. The plant has a capacity of and the tops of its five Francis turbines are visible from outside the plant. The plant's head is .

See also

thumb|right|Original engineering drawings

thumb|200px|left|Original engineering drawings

  • Dams of the Lower Colorado River Valley
  • Bullhead City, Arizona
  • Laughlin, Nevada
  • List of power stations in the United States

References

  • USBR - Davis Dam
  • USBR - Davis Power Plant
  • USBR - Parker-Davis Project
  • USGS - Real Time Water Data
  • Davis Camp Park, Mohave County Parks