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Show 42 9. Granite Reef Diversion Dam. This structure is located on the Salt River 22 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona. It is a concrete weir with a structural height of 29 feet and a hydraulic height of 18 feet.49 10. Cave Creek Dam. Situated on Cave Creek, a tributary of the Salt River, 20 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona, this concrete multiple arch dam, with a structural height of 109 feet and a hydraulic height of 57 feet, creates a reservoir with a capacity of 11,000 acre-feet. Cave Creek Dam is used primarily for flood control, but waters impounded thereby are utilized to irrigate the Salt River Project. Construction by the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association was initiated on February 16, 1922, and water was first impounded on March 4, 1923. Title is held by the United States.50 11. Horseshoe Dam. Situated on the Verde River 55 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona, this earth and rock fill type dam has a structural height of 194 feet, a hydraulic height of 145 feet and a spillway capacity of 250,000 c.f.s. Its reservoir, with a capacity of 142,800 acre-feet, impounds waters which are utilized to irrigate the Salt River Project and for municipal purposes in the City of Phoenix. Construction was initiated on November 30, 1943, and water was first impounded on November 16, 1945. Horseshoe Dam was built by the Phelps-Dodge Corporation under a cooperative agreement with the United States and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association. Title is held by the United States.51 49Ariz. Ex. 1000, p. 27. 60Ariz. Ex. 1000, pp. 25-26. "Ariz. Ex. 1000, pp. 26-27. |
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Original Report: State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California |