Cave Creek Dam | |
Dam Crosses: | Cave Creek Wash |
Location: | Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
Dam Length: | 1665feet |
Dam Height: | 45feet |
Opening: | 1923 |
The Cave Creek Dam is a multiple-arch concrete dam located near Cave Creek, Arizona that was built in 1923 by John Samuel Eastwood and was the primary dam preventing flooding in North Phoenix from 1923 to 1979, when it was replaced by the earthen Cave Buttes Dam further down the Cave Creek Wash.[1]