Cave Buttes Dam

Dam in Arizona, United States

Dam in Arizona, USA

Cave Buttes Dam

Cave Buttes Dam marker

Location| Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Opening date| 1979
Dam and spillways
Impounds| Cave Creek Wash
Height| 85 feet (26 m)
Length| 2,000 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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Cave Buttes Dam in Cave Creek, Arizona.

* The Cave Buttes Dam, an earthen dam located near Cave Creek, Arizona.

* Road leading to the Cave Buttes Dam

## References

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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

33°43′1.05″N 112°2′51.87″W﻿ / ﻿33.7169583°N 112.0477417°W﻿ / 33.7169583; -112.0477417