Horse Mesa Dam
National Register of Historic Places

Horse Mesa Dam

Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Listed
August 7, 2017
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100001408

About this property

The Horse Mesa Dam is a concrete thin arch dam located in the Superstition Mountains, northeast of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona. The dam is 660 feet (200 m) long, 300 feet (91 m) high and was built between 1924 and 1927. The dam includes three conventional hydroelectric generating units totaling 32 megawatts (MW) and a pumped-storage unit with a capacity of 97 MW. The dam and associated infrastructure were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. A few homes are nearby for temporary employee housing. Its name is derived from when sheep-herders used to graze their saddle and pack animals on the mesa when they were driving their flocks through the area. It has an estimated elevation of 2,067 feet (630 m) above sea level.

Location

Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.59088, -111.34391

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTENGINEERINGCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Horse Mesa Dam listed on the National Register?

Horse Mesa Dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Horse Mesa Dam?

Horse Mesa Dam is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Horse Mesa Dam?

The period of significance for Horse Mesa Dam is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1924.

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