New Waddell Dam
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| Opened | 1994 |
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| Construction cost | 625 million USD |
| Create | Lake Pleasant |
| Spillway capacity | 316,000 cu ft/s (8,900 m3/s) (combined; at elevation) |
| Owners | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2278475 |
About New Waddell Dam
The New Waddell Dam is an embankment dam on the Agua Fria River in Maricopa County, Arizona, 35 miles northwest of Phoenix. It serves as part of the Central Arizona Project while also providing water for the Maricopa Water District. The dam creates Lake Pleasant with water from the Agua Fria and also the CAP aqueduct.
